

The Times and Travels of a man named Tom Jones.
"Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest." - Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
We are in Kountze at about 8:00am. We have been driving with the horses since 8:00pm the previous day. We tried to get gas here but after asking the attendant if all the pumps were working we pulled up to one to discover that it was nonfuctional. Since we had about half a tank we decided to head further north in search of gas once we discovered that Beaumont and the surrounding area was being evacuated at that moment. It was now a race north to try and stay ahead of those people! DOH! It was about this time that I decided to ask my parents to call around in Longview for a stable so we could stable the horses and Amy and I could stay in the RV instead of sleeping on the ground at my Grandparents land in Longview. They managed to find us the Seven Pines Stable and a vet that could perform coggins tests on the horses so we could stable them. The vet was extremly nice and the Seven Pines Stable was an excellent place. Thanks Mom and Dad!
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This very hard to see picture is Amy driving the truck. We are south of I-10 still in Houston heading north on 146. (Who has ever heard of 146? Why not 59?) We left the barn at 8:oopm or so and after 6 hours are still in Houston. Incredible! Rita was supposed to be coming to Houston and the horses were in danger so we decided to evacuate on Wednesday 9/21. UH closed early and I headed home to get us pulled together while Amy went to the barn to prep the horses. She then headed back to the house so we could pick up the truck and take it and the Explorer to Pasadena. We loaded up the horses and then took them and the Explorer to her mothers house so she could borrow the Explorer and evacuate her and her dogs. We almost could not get gas and had to stop twice since at the first place I managed to get gas for the truck but they ran out before we could get gas for the Explorer. Luckly Amy manged to fill it at a gas station near the barn.
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Mom waiting on Dad in a bookstore on Fredericksburg's Main street. We shopped till we felt a nap calling, ah vacation is a bitch.
Passing through San Antonio on our way to Fredericksburg. A computer and TV built in the car! A geeks true dream vehicle.