RVing Offroad ... you can't do that!!

Let's see - where to start.  Huge difference in temperature this morning - only 65 Degrees (and only some whining about how cold it was).  Today we left around 0945 and headed west on I-40 and that's just where the adventure started.  Decided to follow route 66 as much as possible today; saw some very cool old towns ... sad to see how run down they've become since I passed through here two years ago. 

Well as we followed the GPS on route 66 we came to a dirt road - the gps said it went through so, being a blood relative of Daniel Boone I decided to forge forward ... yep, in an RV.  Turned out to be a great side trip.

Got into Albuquerque around 5pm tonight with enough time to have a race between a rip stick and big wheel and an intense round of mini golf, which I am obliged to mention the girls team won.

Big Texan Rest on I-40

Adrian, TX Rte 66



I-40 Between Texas and New Mexico

Mileage on RV Turned today

Rte 66 in New Mexico

Rte 66 The Dirt section!

Route 66 Turtle

Rte 66 abandoned house



Rte 66 Farm

Rte 66 Old Cars

Rte 66 old home

Rte 66 Windmill and Truck

Rte 66 wrecked mud hut

THE BIG RACE!!!



Mini Golf Tournament



Mini Golf Winners



Albuquerque KOA Sign

Holy Crud; We're Still in Texas!!!!!

2 Days of Driving and we're still in Texas!!!  Left Dallas around 0920 this morning - already 88 degrees.  Saw our first train of the trip - BNSF heading south.  Arrived in Amarillo around 4:30pm and had a great dinner choice .. tacos or chicken and pasta.  Dessert was a little ice cream sandwiches and then to the hay ride!  We're now watching for a storm that may bring 45 knot winds around midnight.  We'll get right to the pictures tonight!!

BTW - JOIN US TOMORROW NIGHT AS WE ... GUESS THAT SMELL!!  Yes - you can join along our third day and try to figure out what the heck is the odor coming from the back of the RV ... maybe for the grand finale will play - was it really the dog?!

Great Rest Stop that had a play ground and museum

V and Joey enjoy the rest stop museum

Texas Size Bug

Amarillo KOA Sign - thanks dad for making
us look right into the sun!

Iron art work at the KOA

Big Texan Cadillac - Comes through the RV park for pick
up and drop off at the restaurant!  If you eat their 72 oz. steak
within 30 minutes you get it free ... Debbie wouldn't
even let us go so I could try!

Old Fashioned Hay ride with music and we met some
new friends

Evening Jog - I looked at the probability of getting hurt
and decided it best if I stayed and guarded the RV

Storm coming across the Texas Panhandle

Day 1 - Texans arrive in the Big D

Well after a late start ... I couldn't get on the road without washing the exterior of the RV; we headed out the door and northbound!  Around noon we stopped at a Navarro rest stop to eat salami sandwiches, some carrots and while the kids played at the playground .... I got my first vacation nap!  I was awakened up when I realized that a guy pulling a new travel trailer was make a u-turn next to us.  He had pulled into the rest stop the wrong way!!!  Between the swarms of grasshoppers and some frogs taking a mud bath, it was a nice stop.

When we got on 20 west bound, we were slowed to a crawl as a funeral precession was making its way the same direction.

We arrived at the campground around 3pm and hit the pool right away - 105 degrees by the newly installed dash temp gauge!  After some delicious home made tacos, we let the kids rampage the area on big wheels and rip sticks!  Until tomorrow - stay safe!

Morning Drive

Rest Stop Buffalo

Rest Stop Day 1



Dallas KOA Office

The Ride

Frogs doing what frogs do!

Joe Takes a Dive



The Swimming Hole

Mom Takes The Plung