Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Mountain time
So how do you know you are in Texas - Everybody has a horse in their yards, they advertise 96oz steaks, lots and lots of cowboy hats, little 4 year old kids have boots and VERY large belt buckles, and vegtables are not on the menus!!! No wonder why George Bush hated broccoli - he probably never ate it!!! Fast forward a couple of hundred miles and now we're in New Mexico - can you believe it!!!! We left Shamrock Texas this morning - we got up a wee bit earlier because the forcast looked like the storms would be in the afternoon - and got on the road by 8:30. What happened to staying up and sleeping late????? We took the Super Slab - it was a bit foggy and misty out but no real rain or thundershowers phew!!! This trip keeps on amazing me.....we basically rode through the panhandle of Texas - that's why we got through it so fast - and all of the land was farms and ranches and then about 10 miles shy of New Mexico the land changed drastically!!! I mean we were going up this incline and there were the gazzilion acre farms and then BAM it was desert with tumble weeds and all - how did it do that!!! We just couldn't believe it - Oh yes once we got to the Border the speed limit went to 75mph, we gained an hour and everything seemed more pleasant. We got to our destination Tucumcari NM around 1pm - we had a nice lunch in one of the only restaurants around here and decided to call it a day and do some walking around. There are quite a few neon structures left from Rt 66 and it is all kind of cool to see. Although this is not a dry town none of the places seem to have liquor licenses - very strange indeed!!! Ahh but they do have a pool and hot tub so these tired bones are going to feel much better soon. Love and miss you all - love all the comments and emails - keep them coming ....for now adios Flame and Big Dog
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Not Eddie, Lorraine says:
So good talking to both you and Bob tonight. I can't wait until the 27th when we get to Sedona. You guys are amazing! I can't believe you've gotten so far in such a short time - New Mexico from Boston in 8 days! Sounds like a movie title.
Sent ours and Susanne's email addresses to your email, but here they are again - thebeatys@comcast.net and sgleason@rmjmhillier.com. Talk to you again soon - keep those butts well padded and keep on truckin'
Love you guys - Lor and Eddie
Some how we lost you in Texas. You never told us where you were last night except somewhere in Texas.
We need to keep track of every weypoint so we can backtrack. New Mexico - WOW! When you hit the coast just remember you are no longer on a sailboat and need to turn back. Slow down a little and take time to smell the cactus !!
Jon
So cool, i can just hear the sound of cowboy boots on dusty, crackled sidewalks :)! Wow!
I talked to grandpa last night and he is pretty impressed too!
Also, I bbq'd some delicious halibut (in the dark!), and had a glass of wine and went to bed. ahh, the good life (i guess). But when did it start getting dark so early? and why was it so cold out? i have officially switched from iced to hot coffee. o, where has summer gone. it changes so fast around here.
confirmation - you guys are on the right track - i'd be headed for mexico next if i were you!!! Otherwise, business as usual around here and fond memories of sandles and coconut scented sun tan oil!
Talk to you soon, have a cool mexican beer for me! love, d
You guys are close to setting the overland speed record and you haven't even gotten to the Salt Flats yet! A-mazing! This trip sounds like the Johnny Cash song..."I've been everywhere, man" If you see it on a juke box, give it a spin for me. I've only just heard of Tucumcari and now you guys are there!!! Is that even a real place??? It still blows me away thinking about the ground you've covered is so short a time. (Well, it seems short to me because my ass isn't in the seat) But you would have made the pony express riders proud!
Stay safe and have a BALL! We'll see you SOON!!!
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