Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Day’s 7, 8, & 9- OKLAHOLMA, TEXAS & NEW MEXICO













(photos above By Annrose)
(Annrose writes)
Driving though Oklahoma today was nice, not a lot of trucks or cars on the road and nothing but wide open spaces for miles and miles or open fields of cows and horses grazing. It really is beautiful. Every 20-30 miles there's a little community of houses or a house and big barn.

Bill has this habit, every time we pass cows, he moos at them.....every time!!! It is kind of funny after a while, he does a really good cow moo.....lol

We are more than half way to AZ and driving into Texas today, We started to notice how the terrain is starting to change. From the brown dirt to that reddish color and the shape and size of hills and canyons...I took some pics at a Texas roadstop that show just that (Bill to post)....

Tomorrow we drive thru Texas to New Mexico, its going be a lot of driving over 4.5 hours(plus another time change!), but we are staying in Albuquerque for 2 days, then we'll be in ARIZONA and spending some time at the Petrified Forrest in Holbrook...Before we head to our new place in Cottonwood...

(Tuesday Day 8)
We left Texas this morning and headed towards New Mexico...what a great ride, the view of mountains, canyons; huge rocks, boulders in different shades of brown and rust just breath taking and then there are these bushes in all different shapes n sizes scattered all over the terrain, not sure what they're called, will have to find out. It was just a preview
of what is to come.

(Wed. Day 9)

I’m happy to be staying in one place today, no long distance driving. I would like to go up to Santa Fe the drive is about an hour and a half...will see how we feel, there is much to see and do right here in Albuquerque.
I have been saying for a long time that I have to learn Spanish, I think I better hurry up and learn.

(Bill adds)

Well, this is another double sized post since we have not posted since Arkansas! We made Tx. And found the correct hotel this time. We settled in with a Papa John’s Pizza and watched Alabama Win the National College title game. This time the room was a little smaller, and we initially had an issue with the bathroom’s sliding door, but we loved the shower.

Yesterday (Tuesday) we left Texas and headed into New Mexico. When I tell you about the “breathtaking” sight of the Mountains as we headed into NM, and to see the mountains around Santa Fe in the Distance from I-40..

We stopped at the New Mexico welcome center in Glenrio for a bathroom break and a few pics (I will post later today). We also stopped In Tucumcari NM for lunch at DEL’s, which was outstanding. Like Winslow AZ.(mentioned in the song “Take it Easy by the Eagles), Tucumcari is mentioned in a song by LITTLE FEAT (“well I’ve been from Tucson to Tucumcari….”)
We made it to Alb. around 5pm Mtn. time., and being wiped out from over a week on the road, we had planned an extra day here. We also decided to “Order Inn” last night, and I can’t sing the praises of there delivery service enough! We had some nice salads and I had a Chicken Parm. Hero (but not as good as 3 Boys!) and Annrose got cheesy breadsticks with her salad. We were so tired we hit the bed a little after 10pm.

Today we might relax a bit, and possibly sight see some….we’ll keep you all posted….

Drive time:(Monday 255 Miles-4 Hrs & 11 Mins.-Tuesday-285 Miles 4 Hrs. & 26 Mins.)