Hot and humid again today, we maxed out around 27C (81F).
Today we headed out to the town of Harlingen about 15 miles north of here. We had been here before but only to the shopping mall area. Today we were heading into the older part of the city in search of murals. According to the map we got from the local chamber of commerce there were a number of murals on the sides of buildings in a 3 block area. Out of the first 4 sites on the map only one had a mural, not a good start. However I did find a baby palm tree growing wild at the side of the road. (Sorry it’s a bit blurry). The tree was only a couple of inches tall.
Baby Palm Tree
As we moved further down the street we found more murals, still not as many as the map said, but at least enough to make it interesting.
Mural 1, Harlingen, Tx
Mural 2 Harlingen, Tx
Mural 3 Harlingen, Tx
The street we were one appeared to be the original main street, but like many similar streets we have seen in small town USA many of the stores are now empty, and those that are open are not at all busy. I guess the recession and big box stores can be thanked for that. After stopping for a coffee we headed off to one of the box stores! (Where are the emoticons when you need them?)
Lyn is working on a project which needed some special supplies so we headed off to HobbyLobby. Before leaving we printed out a 40% off any one item coupon. Lyn found what she was looking for, but needed two packets not one, the coupon was only good for one of the packets so it was time to put technology to work. With the help of my new android phone I decided to download a second coupon. Problem was I don’t have a data plan, no problem… I’ll use WiFi. No open WiFi signals, no problem, there’s a MacDonalds across the parking lot, they have free WiFi. Off to MacDonalds, log in get the coupon on the screen, back to the store, show screen to check out girl and voila, 40% off. At least it saved us a few dollars, and more importantly to me, Lyn now sees at least one use for my new toy!!