Texas!

Jan 19-20

We are at an impasse…not sure where to go!  Looks like a cold front is sweeping down the East Coast and into Texas…we were considering going back to Lake Havasu but that was 600 miles back.  So, it looks like we will just continue East.  

We were getting low on groceries but we decided we could just make do with what we have instead of wasting another hour or more shopping. As it was, we crossed into the Central time zone and lost another hour.  We (I should say Scott) drove most of the day, about 300 miles from Las Cruces, NM down thru El Paso, TX and into Ft Stockton.  I spent half of the trip back in our bed reading and dozing.

Ft Stockton, TX

Our campground host, Jackie, with his 15 inch braided beard...he was FULL of stories!  He said I looked like his ex-wife and daughters...the day before he said he was in a gunfight with his ex-wife...hmmm 

Jacks breakfast, leftover hamburger in between blueberry pancakes

We literally just stayed at an RV park along the highway.  This park happened to have a small cafe serving dinner, lucky us! It was like having dinner at the Community Center in our town.  The food was pretty decent…chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, ribs….ice cream for dessert! No cooking or cleaning.  A family from Bar Harbor, Maine work the cafe.  Their son, who was in the 7th grade was our waiter.  We had a nice chat with a couple from Washington State (Sue G…this was your Mom all day long!) they had a 1980’s Airstream trailer that they were towing.  We went back in the cafe for breakfast and continued our conversation with them.

Ron & Sydney, if you are reading this, you made a mediocre pit-stop much more fun and interesting!

We are currently driving to San Antonio…another 300 mile day.  

SOME QUICK STATS:

7,000 miles, 75 days on the road, averaging 93 miles a day and there have been 3 teeth that have fallen out!  The boys have probably grown another 3 inches between them!

~Linda