Will get some much needed rest tonight and head out tomorrow morning stopping for lunch in Flagstaff and then on in to the canyon campground.
Today's bug count: 53. There were three when I gassed up in Witchita Falls (See Pic Below). When I gassed up in Tucumcari, I tried counting them but there were too many and most of them were just little smears, not nice splats, so I estimated them at 50. Oh I clean them off each time so I can count only the new ones.
Oh, did I mention that I have a female traveling companion. Her name is Samantha and she is quite mysterious. (I know they all are!) She doesn't say much, but when she does she commands your attention with statements like "In 1 mile take exit so and so on right" etc. She also gets a little annoyed when you don't do what she says and issues warnings like "Recalculating!" or "Make a U-turn at the nearest intersection!" etc. Other than that we get along just fine and should have a amicable relationship during the trip, and I don't have to stop and ask direction! ;-D
Below are a few "car shots" I took on the way today.
Distance and Stats for The First day
Not bad gas mileage considering the car is loaded up and the speed limit went up to 75 in NM.
Odometer Reading Starting Out - I'll see what it reads when I get home
Got to follow this bad boy and three others in front of him from Denton to Decatur
First Bug Splat between Decatur and Wichita Falls
Interesting old building in Chilicothe TX
A warning at a rest stop in West Texas
Only 3 hours to go from here to Albuquerque
You made great time on ol 287 and I-40 must have blown you around quite a bit. I suppose the 2 hours were spent eating that huge meal [keep that up and you will gain weight on this trip] and hopefully several short stops to stretch and kick the tires.
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George
I like the sound of your traveling companion, Dad!: A woman who tells you what to do and doesn't take no for an answer.
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