August 1st, Drive to Amarillo, TX
Tuesday, August 1, 2006
Day 37
Drive to Amarillo, TX
Today was an extremely pleasant day. We did not do anything spectacular or awe-inspiring, but we relaxed and didn’t drive too far. We were the last to leave the KOA in Tucumcari, 10 minutes before “check-out” time. We drove less than 150 miles to Amarillo, Texas. We are on Central Time again! Only one hour behind NY! We spent most of the day in the pool with the kids. I enjoyed it very much and so did they. They love having their dad in the pool with them, because he’ll throw them around in the water.
After swimming for hours we went out to dinner at a steak place. You have to have steak in Texas! Yummy! I am still stuffed and it’s like four hours later. I think I had a 16 ounce steak! “Texas Strip.” We even went for dessert – Strawberry Shortcake…
I washed the sheets from our bed because Brownie got them all dirty (again). And I washed the towels too, because they started to get that icky not-quite-dry smell. Sheldon and Brianna had fun on the playground tonight. It gets dark very late here, because we are again on the western edge of a time zone. It is weird to keep driving through time zones, because dawn and dusk times keep changing back and forth. But we are further south, so it doesn’t stay light quite as late as upstate NY.
On the way into Amarillo we stopped at the Cadillac Ranch, which is a roadside attraction. Some farmer “planted” ten Cadillacs in his farm field at a weird angle. They are all spray painted and graffiti covered, which is OK, and they look cool. We took a bunch of photos and I will again try to add the photo to this BLOG, but maybe not right now. I may do it in a few days, since I haven’t downloaded the photos to the laptop yet.
We have decided not to stay here to go to the Amusement Park, because it is just too expensive. We are changing are schedule (gasp!) and will head to Oklahoma tomorrow, a day ahead of our original plan. We may spend an extra day in Kentucky when we go to Mammoth Cave, because we realized that the Corvette Museum is in Bowling Green which is not far from Mammoth Cave! COOL-AIDE!
posted by Audra @ 11:42 PM
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Is Amarillo Air Force Base still in operation? I was stationed there 40 years ago.
Wed 8/2 - Hot as Hades today - 90 when I left for work and 96 when I returned home at 7:30. HQ went on generator power, so no a/c this afternoon. Even Tai Shan and mama Mei were not allowed out today at the national Zoo and I watched his antics on the web cam in the inside enclosure while I was stuck at my desk during lunch. He turned his kiddie pool over on himself, walked around with it on his head, managed to get it scrunched into 1/2 and dragged into their "den". It was quite amusing, Wish I had a web cam for GrGr. I remember when I was in Amarillo a very long time ago that all the cars were damaged from a golf ball size hailstorm. Never saw anything like it before or since. Most of the stores here have cut their electric use, and are very dimly lit. Empire State Building, bridges, and most neon lights are off in NYC to conserve power. Anyway, we all can now appreciate the extreme heat you all have endured. HOOT!
I've heard of/seen pictures of the Cadillac Ranch over the years. I think it was moved a few miles from it's original location a few years ago. Hope no old Caddy is going unrestored because of buried parts.
I think the air force base is still there. We saw all sorts of military aircraft taking off and landing from the camp ground. The Caddy Ranch was COOL.
We are now enduring the same heat as you, because it is now in the 100's and somewhat humid. You've all had it worse than we have!
There was a Country Western song about the Cadillac Ranch. Can't remember who sang it. Think we did the Tush Push to it. Had no clue as to what the verses were about.
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