Johnson City, Texas-January 2014

It was a long day for us, about 6 hours on the road. It's hard to talk about traffic when you have 6 lanes on each side of the interstate with the HOV lanes elevated above the interstate. We know they are building a 3 tier HOV flyover in Dallas so the one in Houston was not a total shock. I guess if you run out of land, you build upward.

The Trinity River. To me, it looks more like a bayou/bay than a river.

Whatever it is, it really was a nice clear body of water.

 

  I have had the toughest time getting a good picture of the Houston skyline. I think I did a bit better today. It was definitely a clear day.

 

The Hermann Memorial Hospital. That thing on top caught my attention. I haven't a clue what it is.

 

Here's a closer view. I can't even guess, but it is definitely an interesting

 thing to have on top of a hospital.

 

This is a really big flag. The wind we had today moved this flag very easily.

I have always liked the Texas State flag. Simple, bold and colorful.  

 

Now for an interesting happening. We had checked in and were about to unhook the car from the coach when a man approached. He was walking a cute dog so we stopped to say hello to them. The conversation moved to where we were from. We have gotten so we just tell people that we are from wherever we are parked. He said he was from Loveland, Colorado. Imagine our surprise. We kept talking and found that he now lives north of town by a lake so we asked about a couple we know there, Jerry and Mary Haag. He lives two doors from them!! Can you believe that? We have not seen them since we left Loveland but we think they would remember us still. So before we leave we will be sure he has our names so he can tell them that he crossed paths with us in Texas. It really is a small world.

 

The weather is expected to be really nasty for the next two days so we are glad we have settled in and can stay off the icy roads. They said we might have 2 inches of snow accumulation tomorrow night. At the very least we will have sleet and extreme cold. We just can't get away from it this year. We are starting to wonder what we have done wrong? The freezing temps just follow us everywhere. Spring can't be far away, can it?