April 11, 2011 Tabasco in the morning...

We talk to Ray offering our condolences for Sue's death and learn the memorial will be on the 19th, several days ahead of our scheduled return home.  We will have to speed up greatly to be home in time.  We decide to give it a try for a couple days, but the goal seems impossible to do safely.  At best we see ourselves arriving late on the 19th - too late for the memorial - unless we can fine a way to eliminate a day.

Okay, just put the gun down.

This morning we take the short drive to Avery Island and visit the Tabasco factory for a tour.  Tabasco has been made here since soon after the Civil War.  In hindsight, although pleasant on Avery Island,  this was probably our best candidate for elimination to get home on time.

We drive on and camp west of Houston, skipping our plan to get together with Carlos and Rosemary for dinner.  Every camp has its oddities: in this one, liter soda bottles are used to plug unused sewer ports.