Well, I had every intention of trying to keep up with our journey on a daily basis, but it has been jam packed. I’m not sure whose task is harder – the driver or the navigator.
It has been a constant journey of left turns, right turns and u-turns. This is the first day where we actually have had time to sit and reflect.
It’s day five (Thursday, August 29th) and we are sitting outside our motel room at The Blue Swallow Motel in Tucumcari, NM. The sun is setting, the breeze is blowing, the cicadas are humming softly in the distance and the neon is glowing. It is so calm, why would you ever want to leave? The guests are walking around, hanging out in each other’s garages (yes, each room has its own garage), getting to know each other. In some ways, it feels like camp.
I just spent an hour chatting with two of our neighbors. Turns out, Nancy and Bob (a couple from North Carolina) have been travelling with us the whole way since Chicago. They too left Sunday morning from Chi, and have stopped in many of the same stops as Mom and I have. We will see them again in a couple of days when we make it Holbrook, AZ as we are both staying at the Wigwam Motel. It’s funny how this trip brings people together. Over the span of thousands of miles and multiple weeks, we’re bonding with strangers on a daily basis without even realizing it.
I promise to give more details, but at the moment I need to catch up on my zzz’s. There is just not enough time and too much to see. Mom and I are trying to post an occasional photo on facebook. I’m doing my best to take copious notes so that I can post more.
See you in the next town with reliable internet!!!
Journey On 