Movin' East - Day 63

Wednesday, November 5, Day 63 - traveling to Amarillo, Texas.

The photo above shows (somewhat) the decorative design of the overpasses in New Mexico. We thought it was limited to Albuquerque, but as we traveled eastward through New Mexico, we realized that all of the overpasses are decorated this way. Some of them are painted to match the RED dirt, with either a green or a blue stripe across the bridge of the overpass. Others are decorated like the one above. This makes for an enjoyable trip through the state by enhancing the visual beauty of the landscape.


Here we are, entering the "Great State of Texas". Interestingly enough, as we crossed into Texas, the odometer on the motor home turned 60,000 miles! I started to calculate the miles we have traveled since we left Beverly on September 2. We have traveled approximately 7000 miles (a bit over that, actually). In addition, we have put over 4,000 miles on the car! That means that our Honda has actually traveled OVER 11,000 miles! Speaking of the car, I had the oil changed in Flagstaff, AZ, since we had put on about 3,500 miles since the last oil change.

We arrived in Amarillo at about 3:45PM today. I made contact with Brian Fugere, and we will see Brian and Kara and the kids on Friday. We are planning on spending the day on Saturday in the Dallas area, leaving on Sunday AM. Tomorrow morning, we will leave Amarillo and head east to the Wichita Falls area tomorrow night. That will put us about 150 miles from Dallas, so we should be able to get to the campground and get settled by early afternoon on Friday, leaving plenty of time to spend with Brian and Kara on Friday evening.

The weather in New Mexico, when we left, was just beginning to turn colder and wetter. It had sprinkled a bit in the morning, before we left. However, the trip into Texas was dry, and we did get into sunny skies once we hit the Texas State Line. However, we have been helped (?) by a quite strong tail-wind since we left New Mexico. Tonight, here in Amarillo, in a Wal-Mart parking lot, the wind is really blowing hard. I'm not sure how hard it is blowing, but when I walk the dogs, Beasley almost takes flight, like a kite!

Don't know what kind of photos we might have for the trip tomorrow, but check back for the details of our trip. I promise we will have something to report! Hasta la vista!

Here's the link to today's web album (not much to see today!):

http://picasaweb.google.com/cbenoitiii/TheTripDay63TravelingToAmarilloTX?authkey=6ONcC-nJDcE#