GBMINI#4 (GPMINI)

Today, we were passed by another MINI! It’s amazing how few MINIs we’ve seen since leaving MINI Takes The States, a full week ago, now!

 

Apart from that “highlight”, we visited New Orleans, drove in four states, and met two of the craziest huge storms we’ve ever seen! One was bad enough, causing many accidents, invisible driving, and amazing lightning shows – but then we went through it all again; and as yet another storm arrived while we were filling the car, we bailed and headed for the closest hotel for the night!

 

Maybe we will reach “second home” tomorrow, and our trip will be over! Right now, we’ve just passed 4,000 miles, at an average 27.6mpg costing just under $500 (but we need at least one more fill before we reach our destination) …

And of course, GPMINI herself did an extra 2,500 miles with Robert, going out to LA.

After yesterday not driving at all, we covered 460 miles today from San Antonio to Lafayette, including a visit to Galveston and the Gulf of Mexico (the first ocean we’ve seen since Malibu!)

Pictures include GPMINI at the Houston space center, GPMINI at the Gulf of Mexico, and GPMINI in the rain:

Back in 2006 my memories of Texas were mostly of long straight dull roads, and much of today’s drive agreed with that memory … However this time I wasn’t alone, and while Margaret drove I was able to catch up on my comic reading during a rare “AT&T works” moment on the iPad!
And Texas knows that their state is a bit flat – this is their idea of a scenic view!

More driving-in-Texas pics over on MargaretAndIan