Starting to return to Canada
We are starting our annual return trip to Canada On Wednesday Morning at 6:00 AM. The windy warning was cancelled. finally start our trip leaving our condo in the Deauville in Palm springs. Ca. after trying since last Sunday. the weather was wonderful all day. We made good time driving to Jeanne's house in Houston. TX. We arrived in El Paso at 5:30 PM. Actually it is 6:30 PM with the time change. We stop in at the Texes welcome Centre. Which was closed. when I ask the security guy that was there. He said he does have some motel discount booklet in his trunk and he gave me a couple. We found a Quality Inn offer a discounted room for $49.99. which we stay for the night. It was a nice ground floor room with 2 double beds. We were offered a free hot breakfast of Orange Juice. Scrambled egg with bacons and sausage with 2 pancakes and coffee. It is a nice deal. We left the Inn at 7:30 AM driving to Houston. I cruise at about 82 MPH. since the speed limit is 80 MPH. and there was hardly any traffic on the road. and the weather is very nice. On the way. I was stop and received a warning ticket for going over the 80 MPH speed limit. No fine. Strangely enough. that he give me a warning ticket for 2 miles over limit with no fine. It started to rain just before we get to San Antonio. and the limit was now 70 MPH. so I continue to cruise at 69-70 MPH. Arrived at Jeanne's house safely at about 8:30 PM with losing an hour with time change. We planned to leave Houston early morning on Monday. Driving to St. Petersburg. Fl. with a stop over for 2 nights in New Orleans. LA. should arrive to our condo on Wednesday evening. We expect to stay there until Monday April 16/07 before heading back to Canada.Wow, an 80 mph speed limit! I’m surprised that they enforce so closely at driving at 82 mph, but I guess that they’ve decided that they’ve already given you so much leeway that there isn’t much excuse for going above.
On the other hand, I wonder about how the idea of energy conservation (since driving slower uses less energy) plays in Texas.
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