Distance driven: 357 km (Monday), 466 km (Tuesday)
Distance flown: 1588 km
We made it! After 2 long days of travel, we're sitting in our air conditioned AirBnb house, finally able to relax. I was worried about the flight with both kids, but that ended up being the easiest part of the trip.
We left Milton in the morning with everyone chipper and ready for a nap.
It was already stinking hot in southern Ontario, so we stopped at the White Oaks mall to run around and burn some energy indoors.
We got to Detroit just in time for dinner (yes, a 350 km drive on the 401 took us nearly 8 hours), bath in the giant tub at our hotel and bed.
Pat is unable to go to the US without purchasing an obnoxiously large beer from the corner store.
The alarm went off at 3 am to get us to the airport in time for our 6 am flight. No trouble at all getting the kids and all our stuff onto the plane. Everyone was helpful and the kids were sleepy but cooperative.
We landed in Dallas at 7:30 am local time, and since the kids fell asleep the instant we got on the road, we headed straight for San Antonio.
It was a long, hot day of driving on the interstate. Truck stops and fast food joints for miles and miles and miles. We stopped at Buc-ee's gas station on Aunt Kate's recommendation. Jasper had fun checking out the wares for sale and the restrooms were in fact very clean.
Despite selling tons of snacks and drinks, there is nowhere to sit in Buc-ee's. I fed Ellis sitting on the chair to try on shoes, and Jasper had his snack outside on a log.
What a relief it was to finally arrive at our rental house in San Antonio. The owners have 2 kids, so Jasper was in heaven checking out all the toys. There is even a "park" in the backyard. We went to a nearby diner to grab a quick dinner before bedtime. We have been up since 2 am central time, so I don't think we will stay up much longer than the kids.
Tomorrow, to the Alamo to learn about Texas history.
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