Sunday, March 18, 2018

Crosbyton, Texas in the wind......but it's warm...



Our Location: 
Crosbyton RV Park, Crosbyton, Texas
 
 
This morning found me still asleep until just before 7 am. I had a hard time sleeping last night and a bad dream didn't help any and so from 2:15 am until sometimes after 4 am I was awake. The wind was blowing pretty strongly so I figured we'd be hanging out another day anyway. However when I rolled out just around 7 MDT there was no wind, not a breath, all was calm. 
 
Seen this fellow just as we were pulling out of the BLM land near Carlsbad Caverns, NM
 
Does this include us?  I hope not, cause I didn't stop, the sign further up the road said CLOSED.
 
We quickly pulled everything together, hooked up and were heading out to the roadway by 7:49 AM MDT. It took us until 8:03 am to reach the roadway from our site. We noticed a number of folks had parked after dark or late in the evening at least. Big turnover in the area. 
 
 
The beautiful Pecos River in NM. Such a wonderful sight to behold.

Oil rigs pumping, but not all were in operation, many sat idle.

On the road we debated about following my written instructions which would take us around Lubbock, TX or just following US 64 all the way. We pulled our Phoebe Girl (RV GPS ) out of her resting spot and asked for her input. She knocked off about 30 minutes by taking us through Lubbock. So we decided we'd follow her instructions. She was spot on today, knowing right from left with no hesitation. 
 

Wonderful sign!

As we crossed into Texas fuel prices were a bit better.
 
The drive was uneventful, the kind we like and we passed through too many small towns for me to remember their names. A few that come to mind, Hobbs - NM, Seminole - TX, Wolfforth - TX, Brownfield - TX, Meadow - TX, Idalou - TX, Ralls - TX and finally we reached Crosbyton. The flat plains of Texas and New Mexico gave way to the massive blue sky as they melded together far off in the distance, no matter which direction we looked. The landscape dotted with oil rigs, storage tanks, power lines, and scrub brush was for the most part the view we had for most of the day. Toss in a few horses, some cattle, a few goats, a rabbit or two, and the odd bird and that about sums up all the 'wild' life we seen. Traffic wasn't very heavy at all, and we were passed by numerous folks all in a hurry to get somewhere much faster than us. Not one single Ontario plate, nor did I see any Canadian plates today either. 
 

 
Semi's were the order of the day as they seemed to be plentiful even on a Sunday morning/early afternoon. A strong tail wind which at times buffeted the side of the Igloo also was an interesting addition to the day. What started off as a windless day was into full strong winds within about 45minutes of us pulling out on to the road. These winds continued pretty much the entire way, with only a small decrease for maybe 20 minutes. We travelled a bit under 250 miles today and used less than 1/2 tank of diesel, so less than 20 gallons. 
 
 
The little town of Seminole, TX. We hung a left at this corner.
 
We arrived in Crobsyton, TX to find the cute little park just as Shirley (Seeing America with Ken and Shirley) described it. Looks like full hook ups as I don't see a dump station as listed on the little blurb Phoebe gave us. There were two other travel trailers here when we pulled in and they appear to have been set up for a day or two. We took the second last spot from the end and only hooked into the electric. We just emptied the tanks a few days ago, we have a full tank of water and while we don't need the electricity it will be nice to have use of all things we may want. We'll leave a donation in the box when we pull out on Tuesday. 
 
Welcome to Lubbock, TX
 
The wind has picked up steadily since we pulled in and it continues to rock us like an unsteady drunk on the parallel bars. I hope we manage to find some quiet some time tonight, although I'm tired enough I may just sleep through it anyway. 
 
Some more of Lubbock, TX
 
We arrived and set up before 3 pm in a new time zone, CDT I believe we are in now. We crossed from NM into Texas at 10:20 MDT, making it 11:20 CDT. We did well to get here in such a short amount of time, considering I only drive 55 mph. I called my dad while Riley recycled some left over pasta into a one dish wonder with some help from a few veggies, spices and the stove. Dad was happy to hear from us, knowing we arrived safely. I sent him an email a day or so ago with our destinations, routes, etc so he could find us without too much trouble. Although we changed the route today, I don't see us changing it in the future as it's a pretty straight route to where we wish to go. 
 
And we are leaving Lubbock, TX behind.....
 
So after some lunch and reading, I edited some pictures, and started this post. I could go outside and take a few pictures so you can see where we are but I'll save that for tomorrow. Today's pics are just things we seen along the way. Hope you enjoy them. 
 
See the tumble weed on the edge of the pavement, we seen quite a few of those today.
 
Thanks for stopping by, I hope you had an excellent day doing whatever it is you wanted to do today. As I write this the temperature is sitting at 79F/26C and the winds are howling over, under, around, and possibly through us as I type. We traveled approx 250 miles/391 km today on very nice roads. They were all multi lane, well maintained roads with very few rough patches. The blowing dust wasn't much to contend with as it always seemed to be way off in the distance but I was prepared to get off the road if it was an issue. Feel free to leave a comment if the urge strikes you and if not, glad you dropped by anyway, come back any time. 
 
Love the blossoms behind this sound barrier....
 
Until next time... take care, be safe, 
 
 
Richard (my late husband) would have loved all these John Deere's!

A few fixer uppers along the way......
 
Deb
 
 
 
 
 

14 comments:

  1. Glad you managed to Safely put some miles behind you.
    Nice pictures to document your day.
    We'll be pulling out in the morning.
    Be Safe and Enjoy!

    It's about time.

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    1. Thanks. We did manage and a nice tail wind helped us out a bit for most of the drive, so we were faster than we anticipated.

      Safe travels.

      Take care, be safe,
      Deb

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  2. Just trying to get caught up. Looks like you guys are making good progress. You have seen some very nice sights. Continued safe travels.

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    1. We are making some good progress and hopefully soon we'll be back across the Mighty Mississippi into the land of less wind and more green so dust stops blowing around.

      We have indeed witnessed some amazing sights and look forward to seeing more on our continued homeward journey.

      Thanks.

      Take care, be safe,
      Deb

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  3. Glad you made it there with no problems. I hope the wind didn't upset Riley or Miss Kitty. Now you can sit back and relax once the wind dies down.

    We didn't have too much wind here, but came from the north and cooled us down for the day. Stayed in and watched basketball.

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    1. Thanks Doug. We enjoyed the faster trip with that wind pushing us mostly from behind. Miss Kitty was upset by the wind after we stopped, but Riley managed like a trooper until we had to close the slides last night. she doesn't like not sleeping in her own bed but we managed to get past the night and now today the winds will slowly diminish and everything will be ready to go in the morning.

      Yeah the wind is cold here too, a local told me they've had these winds for 3 days now. He's been losing shingles off of his business roof. So you know what kind of winds are required to do that. Glad you managed to get the day in although I'm sure it was tough for both of you to just sit and do nothing!!

      Take care, be safe, stay warm.
      Deb

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  4. That was a very good travel day, glad you found the camping spot you wanted. Gotta love a nice tail wind we have had a few on our journey this year.

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    1. Thanks George. It was a good travel day and I'm glad we arrived safely. Tomorrow will see us heading further east when these winds diminish for a few days. Two more days of travel before we sit for a while in Tennessee. We are enjoying the views and sights but will be glad to settle into a much more familiar landscape for a while.

      A tail wind is good but I'd rather have no wind. That way it doesn't matter which direction the road goes I'm still good.

      Take care, be safe,
      Deb

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  5. Glad you made it there and you like it..Can't beat free, we left a donation as well. When we were there an older trailer and a brand new fifth wheel..just curious if there the ones still there?

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    1. Thanks Shirley and thanks again for the heads up, perfect place to park.

      Those two units are still here and I think they belong to the same person, or couple. I say that because the water is attached between the two units but everything else is attached on the proper sides. No vehicles were around either since we arrived until this morning, a single white pickup. The fellow stopped by to chat and mentioned that they didn't stay here last night but are remodeling their house so stayed at home instead. After dropping his wife back at the 'trailer' this morning he was heading off to their business here in town. My guess is that the little trailer is storage for stuff they don't want to get dusty or think they may need while their out of their house but that last part is a guess. However I think they'll be here for a while longer and think they've been here for a while as well. He told me they've had these winds for 3 days now. So I can see why they would spend the night in a house if they could.

      Take care, be safe,
      Deb

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  6. Nice to hear you arrived at Crosbyton and sounds like you'll have a nice stay there.
    Enjoy, hope the winds die down for you.

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    1. Thanks Patsy. We did have a nice day, it went by without any real issues and we arrived safely before the winds really picked up according to the weather forecast. It's a very cute little park and I'm sure we'll enjoy our day here, although it's too windy to get outside to do much of anything, gusts up to 45 mph and sustained winds at approx 35-38 mph since our arrival yesterday afternoon (answering this in the morning obviously) have us pretty much Igloo bound. Supposed to start dying down around noon today and tonight will be less than half of those speeds. We will however get out and about in the Dogsled for a bit today at least for fuel and a possible run through the little town.

      Take care, be safe,
      Deb

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  7. Sure was glad to hear from you,s
    Love your pic. of the old places

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    1. Hey Dad, glad you like them. I was thinking you could buy a fixer upper and spend the winters down here. Hahaha....

      Nice to talk to you too. Talk to you again tomorrow when we move.

      Love
      Deb & Riley

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