{"id":38,"date":"2017-07-28T23:23:06","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T23:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/?p=38"},"modified":"2025-04-21T13:34:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T13:34:10","slug":"road-tripping-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/index.php\/2017\/07\/28\/road-tripping-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Road Tripping Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Having a few days off this week, I decided to take short road trip up to Waco and be a tourist in my state.<\/p>\n<p>I took the backroads up from San Antonio and enjoyed the joys of two lane country roads with nothing but nature to see. &nbsp;The familiar landscapes remind me of coming home.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In my head I compiled a list of things to do and places to see. So much to see, so little time. I should have stayed an extra day, but I didn&#8217;t budget for it. No budget, no stay. \ud83d\ude42&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I did some of the typical Waco tourist things: Magnolia (of course!) \u2022 Dr Pepper Museum \u2022 Waco Suspension Bridge \u2022 sandwich at Schmaltz&#8217;s&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The highlight of the trip was my unplanned adventure. A tour of Waco with @wacotours. Completely taken off guard as I was headed to the Dr Pepper Museum; I was asked if I would like to take a tour of Waco. Right then and there&#8230; the van was just about to leave with a group. Of course I wasn&#8217;t going to pass that up and with the steep discount they gave, I knew it was a &#8220;God moment&#8221;. &nbsp;Do y&#8217;all ever have those? Where something happens, and it seems like luck; but for me I feel it is a moment that God gives me as a gift. I&#8217;m not one to say no to a gift!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I had so much fun!!!! &nbsp;Here are some pictures of my adventures:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0837.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0837.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0837.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0837-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0837-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0837-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0835.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0835.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3421\" height=\"2840\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0835.jpg 3421w, https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0835-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0835-768x638.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0835-1024x850.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3421px) 100vw, 3421px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0832.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0832.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2853\" height=\"3506\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0832.jpg 2853w, https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0832-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0832-768x944.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0832-833x1024.jpg 833w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2853px) 100vw, 2853px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0826.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0826.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0826.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0826-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0826-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3024px) 100vw, 3024px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0819.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0819.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0819.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0819-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0819-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0819-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0815.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0815.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0815.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0815-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0815-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3024px) 100vw, 3024px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0816.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0816.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0816.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0816-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0816-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3024px) 100vw, 3024px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0814.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0814.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0814.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0814-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0814-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3024px) 100vw, 3024px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0810.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0810.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0810.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0810-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0810-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3024px) 100vw, 3024px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0792.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0792.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2897\" height=\"3863\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0792.jpg 2897w, https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0792-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0792-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2897px) 100vw, 2897px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0780.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0780.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2749\" height=\"2995\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0780.jpg 2749w, https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0780-275x300.jpg 275w, https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0780-768x837.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0780-940x1024.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2749px) 100vw, 2749px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0778.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0778.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2902\" height=\"2941\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0778.jpg 2902w, https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0778-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0778-768x778.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0778-1010x1024.jpg 1010w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2902px) 100vw, 2902px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0773.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0773.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-32\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0773.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0773-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0773-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0773-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0767.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.singlemomwilltravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/img_0767.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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