Vacation Report #9

All good things must come to an end, it is said, and so, after all the fun in the sun, battling the turbulent tide and taking in the sights, it was finally time to head back home.

But there were a couple more sights to take in, like...

"A Tribute To Courage"
It is also said that everything's bigger in... the state that shall remain nameless. And that includes their roadside attractions.

"A Tribute To Courage" is the official title of the monumental statue of Sam Houston in Huntsville. It is touted as the largest freestanding statue of an American hero. Though if you can call a guy who beat somebody to a bloody pulp with a hickory cane on the streets of Washington, D.C., is tried and fined $500 but then skips the country to avoid paying, a hero...

But, it was a more rough and tumble time in the 19th century. And we are talking about the man who is esteemed as the epitome of all that is Tex... Whoops! Almost slipped!

Whatever your opinion of the Senator, Governor and President of this former Republic, you can't deny he makes one BIG statue!


Somebody's not smiling!


Melissa! Have some respect!