A messy day

Monday morning we had a relaxed start to the day and because we still had a car we hunted out a laundry to replenish our stock of clean clothes. As we came back into the hotel on the information screen it said the Steering Committee was going to meet at 1pm. This was a bit of a nuisance as we had hoped to go to the Mall and to take a couple of other New Zealanders with us.

We did drive to the mall to show everyone how to get their on the bus, and then back to the hotel. The frustration was that only three of us turned up. It was a room booking 'just in case' rather than a definite booking. So I went back to the room and collected Lynda and Aimee and we went to the underground tunnels to get some lunch. It is possible to get around under Houston by using the tunnels all in air conditioned comfort. It was over 100 F outside.

After lunch we went to one of the only stores in town, a $1.29 and under store. A place for some interesting and cheap purchases. On the way back we stopped at a donut store and bought one each. They were yummy.

Papas Texas BBQ

In the evening we returned to get some more Texas BBQ. David's ribs were so big he could not eat them all. Then a swim in the hotel pool to finish the day. The pool is on the top floor [24] and gives great views across the city. The pool is really good too.

Diane Laughton, Lynda and Aimee at the Hilton Pool