New Mexico to Texas

As you know if you are a regular reader of this blog, I took yesterday off. So this one will take us from Cloudcroft to Texas. The trip from Cloudcroft was pretty uneventful. We did stop at a roadside Zoo/snack shack/souvenir shop that was kind of interesting - mostly because of the animals. They had sheep, goats, a camel, a pig, alpacas, and I don't remember what else. Maybe the pictures below will show others.

Our stop for the night was Artesia, NM where we stayed with Ann and Ernesto Navarette, and their sweet dog. I have been fortunate that most of our hosts have nice dogs, so I can get my doggie fix playing with them. Sure miss my Colleen though! We had the whole upstairs in their lovely home - three bedrooms for us! Ernesto was working nights so we didn't get too much time with him, but Ann and her mother made us feel right at home. We went out for Mexican dinner, and afterward, Ann showed us around downtown a little. What a neat downtown district they have made. Lots of statuary, some depicting their oil heritage, and a "Heritage Walk" that was just beautiful. The Heritage Walk was closed up when we left this morning so I couldn't get pictures.

So we said goodbye to our new friends, and goodbye, and goodbye - Dave had left his shaving kit, and then we discovered some laundry had also been forgotten. Of course, I was the retriever. We had an uneventful trip to Lovington, NM where we stopped and had a little lunch. Next (and last) stop was supposed to be Plains, TX. But the road wasn't marked especially well, and going straight through town put you on tanother highway going to Denver City, Tx. which is 15 miles due south of Plains. I missed the turn off, but quickly recognized that I wasn't on the right road, so I u-turned and got back on track. The bikes and I were supposed to meet about 15 miles out, but it was soon apparent that the bikes weren't there! So we finally made contact by cell phone, and as you have probably already guessed, they were on the other road. Consequently, it was easier for us to meet in Denver City. That was a blessing it turns out, because when I went through Plains there was NOTHING there! Conversely, Denver City had an acceptable motel and eating places. So that's where we are, and we can readily get to our next scheduled stop from here. So its all good! We will go to Post, TX tomorrow if all goes well. Crossing into Texas today gave us another psychological milestone, which is nice. Of course, we'll be awhile getting out the other side. Lots of oil wells and lots of cotton. But, hallelujah, we have had NO flats for two days!

Getting pictures to go where I want them has been a tussle. The other guys have had problems too, so it's either a "Blogger" problem, or we are just dumb. Anyway, that's why the pictures are all following the text. Sorry. Until next time, God bless. We are well and still talking to each other.