Day one of our five-day journey hauling our new motor home to Washington State for the summer went well overall. Chris mapped the trip from Houston to Santa Rosa, New Mexico at 766 miles. We can't figure out why our trip odometer reported only 690 miles traveled at the end of the day. Perhaps the miles when we were flying didn't register. Chris driving fast? Surely not!
Our twelve-hour day on the road consisted of lots of annoying road construction, a heavy rain storm, an air-conditioner that couldn't handle the humid 90-degree temperatures, a leaky windshield, the refrigerator door flying open after a curb-bumping turn, hitting a low-flying bird, losing an exterior light cover, and two rejected credit cards when filling up the 100-gallon tank. But we reached our destination safely, right on schedule, in 20-degrees cooler weather, and still married!
Chris maneuvered the shoulderless, winding narrow lanes in the construction zones like a pro but said he really didn't enjoy it. I think he managed to flip off only one driver who wouldn't let him over. Well done Chris!
Through our giant windshield we saw pretty, changing scenery, loads of semi-trailer trucks, other RVs, and splattered bugs galore! We went from trees in east Texas to dry scrub brush of west Texas, across rolling hills and flat plains, and ended up on Historic Route 66 in New Mexico.
Our highway path took us right by the giant Sam Houston statue in Huntsville and then later past the Cadillac ranch near Amarillo where old Cadillacs are lined up nose-first in the ground. In Amarillo, you can't miss seeing the Big Texan Steak Ranch restaurant where, if you eat the 72-ounce steak dinner, you get it for free. You can't miss the Big Texan due to the numerous billboards proclaiming it across the Texas panhandle.
We are kind of missing our Sirius satellite radio. Big Thor just has old-school radio where we have to keep finding new stations as we move out of range. We encountered a dearth of radio stations in west Texas. But along some stretches there was definitely some good road music.
So our day ended pleasantly, eating dinner outside at our campsite while viewing the most incredible sunset. How nice to not have to check into a motel, take bags in and then pack back up in the morning.
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