It’s been awhile, but finally the archives of Bessie are updated with the far and wide wanderings into Texas. Things we would have missed if we weren’t roadtripping:
- The random lady from Iowa that used to live in Oconomowoc
- The sudden realization that Quiznos is sometimes with an apostrophe, and sometimes without!
- Pink watertowers, pink trucks
- A cow giving birth
- McDonald’s renting DVDs
- 13 Model A’s driving down the highway
- 6 Cowboys and their 317,239 head of cattle
- Insect hail
- Tex & Dot telling us to beware of strangers
- 3 old Minis for sale in Corpus Christi
- 3 Giants Sharks, 2 Giant Fishermen, a Giant Octopus, a Giant Sandcastle complete with mermaids and a small crash plane
- 2 Ferry rides, 5 minutes each
- The wonders of Rain-x
- Schlitterbahn
- Free Oklahoma Coffee
- The death of Oklahoma Teepee picnic tables
- Herbie, The Love Bug
- Carlos O’Kelly’s Mexican Cafe
- Singing Oklahoma! showtunes in Oklahoma
- A tyme machine on wheels
- Inside joke creation
- and of course, many conversations with curious MINI-gawkers
And that’s why a roadtrip is worth every mile! Enjoy the many photos…
The Car
Only one day and already she's incredibly dirty!
Only one day and already she's incredibly dirty!
So many lives lost...
So many lives lost...
Jenny packs up the MINI with precision.
Jenny packs up the MINI with precision.
We pass about 13 old cars traveling down highway 35 in Kansas.
We pass about 13 old cars traveling down highway 35 in Kansas.
Jenny uses the triptik to figure out where we are.
Jenny uses the triptik to figure out where we are.
The long and winding road.
The long and winding road.
Three of Bessie's traveling companions.
Three of Bessie's traveling companions.
Bessie's other traveling companion.
Bessie's other traveling companion.
Bessie at the Corpus Christi hotel.
Bessie at the Corpus Christi hotel.
Bessie takes a wrong turn and we find ourselves at a wonderful view of Corpus Christi.
Bessie takes a wrong turn and we find ourselves at a wonderful view of Corpus Christi.
Bessie and the Battleship.
Bessie and the Battleship.
The road. Straight as an arrow.
The road. Straight as an arrow.
Shark Attack!
Shark Attack!
Bessie takes her first drive across an unfamiliar surface. Sand!
Bessie takes her first drive across an unfamiliar surface. Sand!
Bessie sun-bathing at the beach.
Bessie sun-bathing at the beach.
Sand between her treads.
Sand between her treads.
Bessie attempts her first ferry ride.
Bessie attempts her first ferry ride.
The B. L. Deberry. I assume that's its name.
The B. L. Deberry. I assume that's its name.
Bessie, packed like sardines with all the other cars.
Bessie, packed like sardines with all the other cars.
The other boat on its five minute trip.
The other boat on its five minute trip.
Genetic Mutant Sea Monster Shark Attack!
Genetic Mutant Sea Monster Shark Attack!
Corpus Christi at night.
Corpus Christi at night.
Bessie getting ready to leave the hotel.
Bessie getting ready to leave the hotel.
Jenny dutifully washes the bugs, salt, sand and dust off the windsheild.
Jenny dutifully washes the bugs, salt, sand and dust off the windsheild.
Rain on the windsheild.
Rain on the windsheild.
That's not Bessie! That's a twin!
That's not Bessie! That's a twin!
What every road trip need - a journal. And a good journalist to take notes!
What every road trip need - a journal. And a good journalist to take notes!
Jenny adds a few illustrations as a finishing touch.
Jenny adds a few illustrations as a finishing touch.
Jenni was here.
Jenni was here.
Herbie the Love Bug!
Herbie the Love Bug!
Bessie, the aftermath!
Bessie, the aftermath!
Austin & San Antonio
A peaceful steam by the University of Texas.
A peaceful steam by the University of Texas.
Walking down the streets of Austin.
Walking down the streets of Austin.
Which Wich? A marvelous sandwich shop!
Which Wich? A marvelous sandwich shop!
On the way to the Twin Falls of Austin.
On the way to the Twin Falls of Austin.
Scenes for IKEA
Scenes for IKEA
Em tries to find a Swedish Prince.
Em tries to find a Swedish Prince.
Jenni hordes dragons.
Jenni hordes dragons.
Jenni proves the existance of Lingonberries.
Jenni proves the existance of Lingonberries.
Jenni needs some privacy.
Jenni needs some privacy.
We make ourselves at home.
We make ourselves at home.
Scenes from Downtown Austin.
Scenes from Downtown Austin.
Ready for a night on the town.
Ready for a night on the town.
We make a stop in San Antonio specifically for The Magic Time Machine Restaurant. The staff all dress like fictional characters. It's fun!
We make a stop in San Antonio specifically for The Magic Time Machine Restaurant. The staff all dress like fictional characters. It's fun!
Captain Morgan greets us at the door.
Captain Morgan greets us at the door.
We get the Ranch themed room. Complete with cow hide seats.
We get the Ranch themed room. Complete with cow hide seats.
That's real as far as we can tell!
That's real as far as we can tell!
The Menu! Where's Groucho Marx?
The Menu! Where's Groucho Marx?
The Insides.
The Insides.
The '49 MG Salad Car.
The '49 MG Salad Car.
Corpus Christie
Corpus Christi!
Corpus Christi!
Wild life!
Wild life!
Shaded Lunch!
Shaded Lunch!
Beach!
Beach!
A battleship!
A battleship!
A blue angel!
A blue angel!
Lost!
Lost!
Jellyfish!
Jellyfish!
A state park!
A state park!
Sand dragon!
Sand dragon!
Sand Castle!
Sand Castle!
El Paso debris!
El Paso debris!
Pelicans!
Pelicans!
Close Pelicans!
Close Pelicans!
Goat foot lilies!
Goat foot lilies!
Omigod. Is the Carlos O’Kelly’s Mexican Cafe you mention in Springfield, MO ? Or are there more than one of them ? I used to live in Springfield (no Mini then), and that is where I encountered C O’K’s
It was a sign on I-35 somewhere in Kansas. We just thought it a strange mix of irish, french and mexican.
http://www.carlosokellys.com/
We didn’t eat there, but I’ve just found out they have two locations in my state! Just another reason to go motoring!