Leaving Laredo, Vagabonding East
Day 1: Laredo, Texas to Lafayette, Louisiana, 537 miles Phew, that was a long drive day! But, we made it out of Texas and almost halfway through Louisiana. The first four hours of our drive were pretty easy, on U.S. Route 59. Little traffic, wide open vistas. Reminded us of driving around south Georgia. More border patrol! This time there was a sniffer dog. While it did its job, the agent asked if we were U.S. citizens, then sent us on our way. We kept seeing these signs for I-69, "future interstate corridor." Didn't really seem justified, with the small amount of traffic, and I began to wonder if that was someone's pipe dream. But ... when we got near Houston, there was I-69, merged with 59. I guess Houston and Laredo will eventually connect with an interstate? By the way, U.S. 59 is known as the Lloyd Bentsen Highway . Click here for Bentsen's famous mic drop moment. Classic. When we drove from California to Texas, several friends said we should stop at Buc-...