Del Rio, Tx. (Pop. 34,490)

We woke this morning to the crowing of the pastor's rooster. I was already awake, but Dana was still sleeping. Eventually, we roused ourselves and walked over to Ferguson Motors Coffee—a coffee shop housed in a beautifully refurbished Ford Motor sales building from the early 1900s, originally used to display Ford cars. The space was stunning, and both the coffee and the breakfast burrito were absolutely delicious.

After breakfast, we headed back to the pastor’s house and set up the podcast equipment for a conversation with Mike and Kelly. They’re pastors of a small Baptist church in a tiny community, but they’ve been doing some really creative work to help feed the hungry in their neighborhood. It was a fun conversation.

We left Sanderson and drove east toward Del Rio, a border town we thought might have some cultural sights and activities. Unfortunately, it wasn’t very well developed, and we didn’t find much to see or do. Since the temperatures were climbing into the 90s, we decided to book a hotel—sleeping in that kind of heat just isn’t comfortable. We found a reasonably priced motel with an outdoor pool. The water was cold, but we sat by the pool and relaxed as much as we could.

For the past several weeks, Dana has been craving pizza. For dinner, we found a wood-fired pizza place and treated ourselves to a salad and a delicious, albeit greasy, pizza. It hit the spot—it was sooooo good.

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