Normally when I go on a road trip, I like to get up early, get on the road before traffic and get the bulk of the day finished before lunch. Today we left Austin late, but with good reason. There was no way I could leave town without my last healthy dose of breakfast tacos, an Austin specialty. My fave is the chorizo and egg but the egg and bacon is a close second. (Although if you look on the menu, it's technically "Egg and Beacon.") I LOVE menu typos.
Day 1 is finished, Austin, Texas to Hope, Arkansas. 410 miles (660 km.) We stopped driving before dark and we're safely tucked in to watch the baseball game in Bill Clinton's birthplace. We'll get a good night's sleep and as of tomorrow morning I get to say that we'll be 'beyond Hope.' (I can't help it, it's the bad Dad joke teller in me.)
Happy road trip!
My father's jokes always deserve a big groan - he told every boy I have ever brought home about how I drank "Bath water" when I was young. We lived in Bath, Maine for a time.
Posted by: Orinda5 | October 26, 2007 at 09:47
Mmmmmm, breakfast tacos! You'll have to make 'em yourself soon . . . if you need good tortillas, let me know and I will mail you some! (seriously.)
And your mom is adorable!
Posted by: chris | October 26, 2007 at 10:07
Yay for moms! And Breakfast Tacos! I really like the Breakfat Burritos at McD's. And capitaliazation of food products, apparently. Have a good trip! See you soon-ish! ;)
Posted by: Crystal | October 26, 2007 at 11:50
You and I could roadtrip - we have the same priorities: good food and baseball games. Where are you headed next? Get some BBQ when you go through MO :)
Posted by: finnyknits | October 26, 2007 at 12:37
You gals are sooo cute. Safe trip and keep us posted. We'll miss you Caro - please visit. I still believe in a place called Hope.
Posted by: Julia | October 26, 2007 at 17:23
After moving to Iowa, I discovered that I could actually make breakfast tacos at home (my favorites are chorizo and egg and bacon and egg, too). It never seemed worth it in San Antonio, but now that good Mexican food is scarce, 'breakfast' tacos are now my favorite dinner!
Posted by: janna | October 26, 2007 at 20:24
I think Bacon is Beacon for some people! At least the smell of it!
Bradley loves chorizo and egg. I opt for potato and egg. But I never can get how people live without breakfast tacos! Or else they call them burritos and us, weirdos.
Happy trails, lady :)
Posted by: jennifer ramos | October 27, 2007 at 22:41