Boerne, Texas? Dang...lost again!

We had to go to San Antonio to see yet another eye specialist.  Looked online and there were three ways from Del Rio to arrive at this location.  It is not like we were on a vacation...so was not interested in scenic routes...just the quickest way to get there.

Made more flash cards from cereal boxes so I could use large print in order to be able to successfully read the directions.  I think I needed to see this eye doctor more than mother, but I will have to wait a while until I am able to qualify for Medicare.

Clearly saw that I needed to get off on exit 17A on the flash card...but not on the overhead sign! Unfortunately, I took another exit and it is not like I could make an U-turn.  Ended up at the Shell station on Vance Jackson.

None of the customers could tell me how to get to the intended location, except for the lady clerk. Thank you, thank you, thank you!  She spoke my language by using landmarks...on the corner where there is a Valero and a Jack in the Box turn left.

Was a little disappointed that this medical practice did not provide courtesy wheelchairs for their patients. We arrived more than an hour before her appointment, so at least I was happy that they immediately ushered her in.

Since this is a new doctor and I got lost coming here...it does not come as a total surprise that I would get lost trying to get home :(

I obviously need to read my old blog post and not try to think I can find my way back to Del Rio taking I-10 West...last time I did that I ended up close to Welfare, Texas.

Boerne?  Definitively lost!

Lucky for me, I only made it to Boerne, Texas.  As soon as I saw the Ancira RV dealership, I knew I had gone too far.  Found my way to Fiesta Texas and thought I could ultimately find my way home, but that was not to be.

At another Shell station on Loop 1604, a very nice man driving a Corolla (that is what I drive) took mercy on me and pointed me in the correct direction.  Wasted a lot of time being lost but got home late, but safe.  The dogs were not amused...they ambushed me as soon as I got off the car and demanded to be fed!

Good night.  May you all have Terlingua Dreams...I think I may have being lost in San Antonio nightmares!

Lost in the highways and by-ways of San Antonio, Texas

Wednesday we made another trip to San Antonio, Texas.  As you know I am not very fond of coffee but when I am driving long distances I have no choice but to drink it or fall asleep on the road.  Recently discovered something much better...Smoothie Cappuccino served iced cold and sold at the new Stripes.

I am glad we got an early start and that it was a fairly cloudy day.  Had forgotten what it was like to drive in heavy traffic and to encounter delays due to accidents.  I guess living in Del Rio has made me soft.

The place we were going was only a block away from where we went last week.  However, being in the Medical Center area there are a lot of buildings and offices but managed to get to the right place. Lucked out as they decided to take mom in before her scheduled appointment.

Tried to take a picture of a gas station not located on the freeway where gasoline is priced higher but only managed this poor excuse of a photo when we were at the stop light.  Price was three cents lower than in Del Rio.

Since mother had to be fasting for her PET Scan, she was famished!  She got to once again eat at Luby's her favorite cafeteria but this time at a different location from the one last week.  I told the lady server that she wanted a Lou Ann special ( a small portion at a special price) but I guess she must of thought my mother really needed to eat....jajajajaja!  No, she did not eat it all...we brought more than half of it home.

By contrast look at what I ate :-(

Quite by coincidence we ended up across from a Super Target in Balcones Heights.  One of the things I miss most about Houston is shopping at Target, Academy, Harbor Freight, Staples and the .99 Cents Only Store. Bought a trunk full of paper goods and decided to head back home.

This location is rather tricky with all kinds of overhead bridges and I ended up heading west on I-10 though I came in on the 410 loop.  No problem I thought, I can easily catch the cut-off to Del Rio.  Got to Boerne, Texas but did not panic as I know there are some back roads that can get me to Hondo but darn it all...I never saw them.  When I got to Welfare, Texas (never even knew such a town existed) pulled over to where a sheriff's car was parked, he suggested I turn around and head back to San Antonio and forget the back roads.

I lost a lot of time being lost and it was rush hour to boot.  I was never so happy to see this sign pointing to highway 90-West.

Good night.  May you all have Terlingua Dreams.