Written by Kristana Madison
Today we woke up refreshed and had breakfast from Sonic. We left the hotel at 8:00. We then started our journey towards Houston, TX. We drove an hour to Luling, TX and along the way we happened to drive over Holler Creek. We learned in Texas, no matter what, you have to drive over Holler Creek. 
We then made our first stop at Buc-ee’s. Buc-ee’s is a strange place – you could buy everything from groceries to cowboy hats. They are very proud of Buc-ee’s because there are lots of signs along the highway leading you there.
Our next stop is Columbus, TX. We will be stopping at Firestone. Something famous about Columbus, TX is that it has a great hospitals and clinics with great staff, according to Google. They also have “The Best Live Oak Tree”. This will be a comparison of the “Live Oak” tree we saw at the Alamo in San Antonio.
60 miles before we got to Firestone, we stopped and unloaded the Lotus. We passed through a part of Texas that was more hilly than we expected and the the trees are apparently another thing they are proud of in Texas. After saying hello to the fine folks at Firestone, we headed to Sonic for another interview by CBS news. We were so excited to find out that we were staying at the Hampton Inn Hotel because we’ve never stayed in a Hampton Inn before. It was much nicer than La Quinta, where our room smelled like smoke! We ended the night eating out at Applebee’s and had an evening swim.
What a day! Tomorrow we are looking forward to moving through Mississippi and into Alabama!