Day 21 and Day 22 ~ South Coast Rock Tour

South Coast Rock Tour

~ Day 21 and Day 22 ~

Tropical Wind Storm…Icy Detours…Malfunctions…Lafayette Layover.

The truth is, these were two challenging days. Though they also were full of scenic beauty, valuable lessons, good driving music, and seen as well as unseen purpose.

I’m going to give the bullet point version of Tuesday and Wednesday, for I spent almost 18 combined hours driving from South Padre Island to Lafayette, Louisiana due to the driving conditions and detours.

Tuesday:

~ Surf shop at South Padre Island (conversation with Tammy)

~ Temperature had dropped from 70 degrees to 30 degrees

~ Dangerous tropical wind storm

~ 4 hr. white-knuckled drive to Corpus Christi

~ Mute, dreadlock, homeless man at a park 

~ Time to move on…

~ Still windy, sleeting rain, black ice on roads

~ Car and semi-truck accidents every 5 miles (bridges were sheets of ice)

~ Drove very slowly with good music for 8 hours (stupid, but protected)

~ Slept in Tumbler at a Walmart in Stafford, Texas

Wednesday:

~ Woke up and wrote

~ Power Outlet blew out, so an extra-large pack of fuses was bought

~ Windshield wipers were replaced due to not working with freezing rain

~ Internet went out, so spent an hour on the phone with ATT&T lady named Emily

~ 30 min. drive on icy road drive to Houston

~ Downtown Houston was partially blocked off due to ice on roads

~ My 2cd attempt of the Houston mission field was also a “do not enter”

~ Went to Walmart to pray about God’s next step

~ Saw a homeless man playing a small flute

~ Went to grab a rock and some money… Dude, where’s my wallet?

~ Thinking I left it back in Stafford, drove back to that Walmart

~ After 20min of panic driving, remembered I had put it in my street backpack

~ False alarm, called my dad to call off the alerted SOS prayer warriors

~ Got on Interstate 10 to head out of Texas into Louisiana

~ The main road was closed off due to ice

~ Detour to Cleveland, TX to Beaumont, TX

~ Beautiful scenery on 105

~ Big fist pump and “Alright, Alright Alright” when crossing into Louisiana

~ Hadn’t eaten since breakfast, so stopped at Cracker Barrel for steak at 8pm

~ Very cool waiter named Kayne (rock and big tip)

~ Interstate 10 was blocked off again at the 17-mile Breaux Bridge

~ 10pm Walmart hotel arrival for a Lafayette layover

~ I was exhausted and need of rest (and a wishful hug from my mom and dad)

Detours can be frustrating.

Yet they also can be beautiful.

Look for purpose in the unplanned path.

Unshakable Peace and Purpose

Cling to the Rock

Psalm 18:1-2