Two Green Girls on the Road

Day 3, The Road to New Mexico

Use the handy map here to follow Mary Logan's path and view her favorite snapshots.

We woke up refreshed in big beds with fluffy pillows, then got the abbreviated tour of San Antonio from a family friend whose ancestors were some of the first Spanish settlers of the city. Many of her great-great-somebodies took part in the battle at the Alamo in 1836, so when she took us to visit we decided we were safe to opt out of the audio tour and save a few bucks.

Wanting to stay in San Antone for another meal but knowing more tacos were waiting in New Mexico, we decided to hit the road before lunch. Turns out we came across (by no coincidence) a nice little Tex-Mex joint on the way in a town called Kerrville, where we could sate our taco hunger before ever leaving Texas. After Trish asked about a dish without meat, the nice guy behind the counter came back to ask her about the taco sauce, which they made with beef stock, and she found this to be very thoughtful. (To clear the air, I got chicken tacos--I decided eating meat was OK when eating out.) Our only complaint about the place: We got our food to go, and their packaging seriously damaged our low-waste record.

On the road, we saw some oil rigs, pumping away. So utilitarian they are, just plugging away, night and day, up and down. To me, they look like rusty old relics of the past. The neighboring windmills lining the interstate, by comparison, looked like bright modern feats of engineering--as sleek as an iPod Touch--shiny and new and symbols of a cleaner future. We even saw a couple of trucks carrying fan blades, which are astonishingly large. Even the unlikely oil mogul T. Boone Pickens is building a new empire based on wind energy--nevermind that he cares about the planet about as much as I care about Angelina's new twins (none).

Unfortunately, the health food store we saw in Fort Stockton was closed (what is it with our luck??), but we did find some locally grown produce (err, what's singular for produce?): a Pecos cantaloupe. We're planning to cut it in half and spoon out the sweetness--I'm going to stack Fage yogurt in mine.

Money spent: $41. 04 (Tacos, Wal-Mart run for a handheld squirt bottle fans, postcard stamps, a local melon)
Money spent on gas: $40
Gas Prices: Argh, increasing: $4.12
Highlight: A speedy little roadrunner and a top-heavy jackrabbit--we're in the wild!
Lowlight: (See Gas Prices, above)
Trash Tally: Thanks for filling up our bags, delicious Kerrville Acapulco restaurant
Mood: Feeling the rhythm of the road

© The Green Guide, 2008

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