Austin, TX
An epic two-week road trip around Texas
Next on our road trip was San Antonio. Apparently the “third-fattest” city in America, it’s only about an hour from Austin, but it feels like another country. On the way there we stopped at two roadside institutions. At Buc-ees, a service station the size of the O2 arena, they serve supersized everything: brisket sandwiches, jerky, jalapeno brittle (disgusting) and coffees in pint cups with scoops of coffee creamer. The second: Cabelas, was another airport-sized building that not only sells hiking equipment but also hosts installations of taxidermied animals from mountain lions to cobras. Oh, and a gun library where you can buy or sell any type of firearm.