Come and Take It!

After leaving Fort Sam Houston, I squiggled eastward to see the Gonzales County Jail, site of the first battle for Texas's independence and where our use of "Come and Take It!" originated.

More info:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_and_take_it

Then it was on to Houston. I found a nice hotel next door to Republic HD, so I called it an early day. I decided to eat at Papadeauxs Restaurant. Holy redfish! I won't do that again. It was a great meal, but paying more for dinner than a hotel room is out of my budget.

I left this morning with the goal of hitting the rest of the HDs around Houston. Thankfully it's Saturday, so no really heavy traffic.

That accomplished, I went to the next stop on the Texas Tour, the Battle of San Jacinto monument. There was a paid event going on, but the parking guys let me take my selfie without having to pay the entry fee. Nice.

More info: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_San_J…

I'm now stopped at the USS Texas battleship docked just across the way from the plinth. Pretty cool.

More info: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Texas_(BB-35)

So long [for now], and thanks for all the fish! ✌️

Day 28 mileage: 223.7 (total 6045.8)
HD Dealership Challenge: 6 (total 71)
MCGTTX Stops: 2 (total 12)Read more