I had re-read the location of the breakfast joint and discovered that yesterday we were a block out, so today we walked the very short distance to The Ruby Slipper Cafe for breakfast. Another guy that I work with recommended the place and it was awesome! I had the Southern Breakfast which was eggs, bacon, a scone, a fried green tomato and grits. It was delicious and very filling. Steve had Eggs Couchon which was a scone topped with slow cooked pulled pork, poached eggs and hollandaise sauce and it was delicious too! The boys had eggs, bacon and pancakes :) I can't find the photos of this place and the food - grr!
We rolled out of there back to our apartment and finished the packing. Rohan and I haled a cab and we all went to the airport. We are now very relaxed with the rigmarole of check-in and security - it helps when you arrive with plenty of time - so there were no problems. The flight to Houston was just over an hour and was easy compared to the previous flights as we were hardly in the air. It was a small plane so I had the boys and Steve sat across the aisle. He passed the time talking to the guy next to him (who was from England and whos wife was a Mechanical Engineer and worked on the rigs!).
Anyway, we arrived in Houston just after midday and caught the bus to the rental car facility. We were convinced to upgrade to a larger car/SUV and it took us until just after 1pm to finally leave the airport. Rohan was exhausted and was fast asleep within minutes. We hadn't eaten and were going to go to McDonalds (again!) for lunch but Jane had other ideas! We eventually found one and bought the usual "to go". It was here that I discovered that the price of McDonalds changes across the country - the same meal here cost $21.77 that cost $36 at the Grand Canyon! We ate in the car whilst Rohan slept (for 2 hours). He had his cold when he woke up.
We found the countryside in Texas to look a lot like eastern Victoria - around Sale way.
We did see a well head which was a bit unusual for us.
We took the scenic route to Ali and Scott's house as I had their old address - apparently it only delayed us by about 10mins so it wasn't too bad :) When we arrived, Julian was all shy and Finley hid in the house but it didn't last and soon they were running around like crazy 5 year olds. Little Charley was all smiles and was very cute especially with her little helmet on :)
The adults stood chatting in the kitchen drinking local wine whilst the children got every single toy out in the upstairs living area! Rohan immediately fell in love with Hank (the 11 year old, nearly blind, type 1 diabetic dog) - he was all kisses, cuddles and giggles!
Scott made Fajitas for dinner and they were excellent. All the boys were too excited to eat much and they went to bed much later than normal. We sat up talking wine and food until we called it quits just before midnight!
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