{"id":1462,"date":"2010-01-02T10:51:46","date_gmt":"2010-01-02T15:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghislaindemers.com\/ramblingthree\/?p=1462"},"modified":"2010-01-02T10:57:56","modified_gmt":"2010-01-02T15:57:56","slug":"marathon-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ghislaindemers.com\/ramblingthree\/?p=1462","title":{"rendered":"Marathon, Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The long highway stretched out ahead of us. I drove while Ghis slept.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We didn’t see many towns as we drove through the hills. Then out of the blue we arrived in Marathon. Marathon is the first of three towns – Marathon, Alpine and Marfa.<\/p>\n

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We stopped and had the best hot dogs ever and a good milkshake at a little diner. People were very friendly and they fell in love with Carmanah. I walked down the street and found a little French grocery with lots of organic produce and other stuff we like to eat – a definite sign of tourism.<\/p>\n

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Wall decoration in Marathon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The place to stay in Marathon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We could have stayed longer, but wanted to get to Alpine to fill up the van with propane – we need it to heat the van at night.<\/p>\n

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Mountains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On the way out of town, we saw a pack of wild boars by the side of the road. There are three million feral pigs in Texas and they are not friendly. They were a ways back, so I stopped to take a picture. The pigs were already running in the opposite direction, but Ghis came out holding a big stick just in case. My hero!<\/p>\n

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The pigs were more scared of us.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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We didn’t see many towns as we drove through the hills. Then out of the blue we arrived in Marathon. Marathon is the first of three towns – Marathon, Alpine and Marfa. We stopped and had the best hot dogs ever and a good milkshake at a little diner. People were very friendly and they … <\/p>\n

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