Luckily, I woke up this morning thinking that I needed to get reservations for the Kings Palace tour at Carlsbad Caverns. The reservation line opened at 8am and I had tickets reserved by about 8:10 By the time that we got to the caverns, both the 10am and 11am tours were sold out…yet another time on this whirlwind trip that all has worked out for us Were we in for a surprise at the caverns!?!? We’d both been in caverns before, so thought that this would be close to the same thing…not even close! The plan was to take the 1.5 hour tour, visit the gift shop quickly, and then hit the road…we just didn’t realize how much there is to see outside of the tour! The caverns were absolutely amazing! If you haven’t been there, you’ve got to go. We’d definitely recommend the tour (despite the very interesting/dorky tour guide). We could have spent all day there, but we did have to hit the road. The only bad part about the caverns is the area around them…it’s not the most exciting landscape to say the least. Brad was in a bit of a hurry to get back to the town of Carlsbad to fill up with gas, grab lunch, and give the Jeep a much needed wash down. Unfortunately, a state patrol was there to greet us as we entered the city. Luckily, Brad received a verbal warning! We were on high alert after that The trip through Texas was completely different than what I expected. It changed from dry, flat, and boring to green, hilly, and very pretty. San Antonio is great! We had dinner on the Riverwalk and had a chance to check out a bit of the city. We’ve decided to stay for two nights so we can meet up with Jeff Z in Frisco on Wednesday night. We checked into the La Quinta right near the Riverwalk and a block and a half from The Alamo. We’ve decided to sleep in tomorrow (I think we both need it at this point!). We’re looking forward to an extra day here!