Liberal, Kansas

We are staying at the Western Star RV Park (Andrea and Tony were with us the last time we were here). Pictures still in the camera, not sure I could even post them...who knows why the program is being so persnickety!

We went over to Wal-Mart where I bought some tomatoes, grated carrots and bananas, a hat (left mine at home), and discovered you can't buy wine in just any old store in Kansas; it has to be a liquor store! Today is our anniversary--thought wine would be a nice touch. We managed just fine without it.

Tucumcari 2016

 After an unsuccessful hunt for Cary's sunglasses (he had a spare), we started towards Tucumcari. I love the wide open spaces, even saw two antelope. You will have to take my word for it--even if my camera were in my hands, I would have missed the shot.

Looking towards Santa Rosa where Route 66 picks up

Because the computer is acting up (slowing down), I will write and when I get a chance add the pictures. I do have the time--the program is being ornery!

Cactus RV Park is in what used to be a cute motel, typical of what a traveler would see on Route 66.

Each doorway had railings like this.

The door on the right denotes Room 12. Its neighbor to the left is Room 14.

Unfortunately, the motel is slowly falling to pieces. We wish it been restored when there was still a possibility of that happening. Inside the rooms we see lots of dirt and rot, as well as mattresses, broken toilets and tile shower stalls--you would think some items would have been removed back when the motel closed.

On a different note, I took pictures of the beautiful white-fleshed, flat peaches that Patti gave us yesterday. Very tasty!

My friend from the gym, Debbie O. brought over a beautiful crocheted dishcloth the day before we left--too pretty to use, but I have.

And a picture of the cover I made for the toaster oven. The close up shows where I attached two little pins--one is a cup and saucer, the other a teapot! That makes it easy for me to tell front from back when I go to cover the oven

The Wildcats baseball game is on now...hope I don't jinx it by watching.

(I only watched a little bit, really...sorry!)

We took a walk down the main street and I was able to get more pictures, some of which are accessible...again, we have to wait for the other photos!

A very cute Hudson is parked in a garage next to a room at the Blue Swallow Motel.

On the Road

The trailer is back after getting the new brakes. Cary says they stop like a Corvette--right now!

We spent some of Saturday, a good part of Sunday and a few hours this morning loading it up.

Weather cooperated, a little rain, but nice when we arrived at Edgington RV Park in Alamogordo. After setting up we went right over to see our friends in La Luz. Patti worked all day and still had a wonderful meal for us--vegetables from her garden (squash and snowpeas sautéed with garlic and pine nuts; beets, purple potatoes and carrots wrapped in foil and grilled), turkey burgers and a cheesecake with home grown peaches for dessert. I took a cherry Danish thing and we all had that also.

We have to wrap the drawers this way to keep them from opening during the drive and hitting the opposite wall!

 Even the basement is full!

 Before he hooked up the truck, we posed for a picture.

Wally, Patti and me...I see Sadie got her nose in the picture too!

We ate outside; it was perfect. Wish I had taken pictures of the garden and Patti's chickens. Wally made them a super coop out of doors she got at Habitat for Humanity.

Back to the trailer. It is late and we are tired. But in a good way!

There's Been A Slight Delay

For those of you expecting to read about our first day on the road, I have to apologize. The appointment we had to get the disc brakes installed on the trailer...was a bust! First the guy put Cary off ("I can get to it next week"), then after looking at the paperwork, told Cary he couldn't do it at all. I am sure it would have saved a lot of grief if he had told Cary that from the beginning.

Luckily he could send Cary to someone who could work on them, starting yesterday. It was a two-day job. Our fingers are crossed that he can pick it up tomorrow morning early (not really early to us...8 a.m.) and we can seriously start loading it. Our new ETD is Monday.

I will leave you with pictures of some owls in my mom's back yard. I like pictures on a blog!

Little screech owls keeping cool in one of Mom's bonsai pots

An older owl keeping watch on the proceedings.

Stay tuned for further adventures!