We have our feet down for a while….

 

Our Location:

Road Runner BLM, Quartzsite, Arizona

This morning we were up with wheels rolling at 7:30 am MST, which yesterday would have been 9:30 am CDT. We spent our day crossing this state arriving here around 2:30. We cruised a few spots finding one we liked and soon were settled. I called Dad, texted my sister and then we sat down to eat. 

It was a double rainbow but we couldn’t capture them both clearly.

Texas Canyon

Our plans are to spend a few weeks here before we move on to Ogilby Rd.  We are looking forward to just resting for a few days, feet up, book in hand, warm sun on my face. It will be nice to rest now after 9 days of driving.

Happy birthday wishes go out to niece Brittany as she celebrates today. Britt and family just recently moved back to Ontario from Newfoundland and settled in the Ottawa area. She is my sister’s youngest child.

Near the Junction of 85/10.

Solar farm

Our spot for a few weeks

Enjoy the photos. Thanks for stopping by.

Until next time……

Take care, stay safe,

Deb

We have crossed two time zones today….

 

Our Location:

San Simon, Arizona

We left Ward County Safety Area around 8 am CDT.  It was a nice 63f/17c with a bright ball of fire just peeking over the horizon. We crossed into MDT around Sierra Blanc, Texas and were able to repeat our previous hour rolling along but with different scenery. 

El Paso, Texas

El Paso, Texas

We stopped a few times, once much longer than we had anticipated but at the end of the day we managed to stop the Big Dog at this rest area just two miles inside the Arizona state line, which means another time zone, MST/PDT. We are now 3 hours behind Ontario.

Long, long trains, 4 engines or more.

We have arrived.

It has been a long day so I let the photos tell the tale, I’m sorry but I doubt they are in the proper order.

Until next time…..

Take care, stay safe,

Deb

A little further down the road……

 

Our Location:

Ward County Rest Area, near Wickett, Texas

We had an excellent nights rest, awoke refreshed and ready to go. The rest area was quiet, peaceful and we slept with all the windows (except the door) and vents open. It cooled off nicely over night and morning was a perfect 63f/17c.

Lots of oil derricks here

Wheels rolling by 8:30 am, the day would prove to be a fantastic day to drive. We travelled 295 miles. Today we put our 2nd jug of Def in since leaving home. We always carry one but on these long journeys we carry two, just a precaution.we arrived here at the Ward County Rest Area around 2:30. Parked up against the curb with the slide out, we are tucked in for the night. Called Dad, texted sister. Tomorrow we will cross into Mountain Daylight Time, putting us 2 hours different than home.

Another birthday wish today, this time to Leah, a very pretty, very friendly happy young lady who is married to my nephew Jason and mother to Hudson and Lainey! We hope your day was spectacular Leah!

The fans were all turning today.

We are officially in cactus country now.

Thanks for stopping by.

Until next time……

Take care, stay safe,

Deb

Eastland, Texas Safety Rest area….

 

Our Location:

Eastland, Texas Safety Rest Area, WB 

A very warm night for sleeping, windows and vents all open. A very quiet night we were the only RV in the lot, a couple of semis although they are not be there, a few stray cars, maybe 3. It was very peaceful. We had wheels rolling around 8 CDT, we travelled 256 miles/412 klm. I do not recall the time we stopped.

I think I may have danced while filling the tank.

We stopped here….

Inside the building…

We are over there…. Way over….

Our plan was stop before Dallas/Fort Worth for the night and do the city Sunday morning but well, we didn’t do that, we just kept going. Some bottlenecks, slowdowns, some rough patches but overall pretty good. Fort Worth spit us out after about an hour and a half, with all the parts still in the same condition and place as when we started.  We travelled about another hour to reach this rest area. We are here for the night. A very nice spot, we are again tucked up against the curb with one slide open.

Rockwall is the beginning of Dallas/FW

We are heading in…..wish us luck.

The joys of travel, as we opened the slide we noticed it didn’t seat itself properly and discovered the silver step plate has come off. Now isn’t that lovely. However we have put the slide out just past the windows and feel this issue is not dire, the other slide doesn’t have that kind of plate and so we will not worry about it but will also not put the slide fully out. We will ensure the carpet doesn’t curl back under the slide when we pull it in and I feel certain all will be fine until we reach our destination and have it fixed.

It is like the Energizer Bunny, it keeps going and going…

We  are just entering Fort Worth, still lots to go.

The weather is sunny and warm, 80f/27c, with a slight breeze. We are looking forward to cooler night time temps.

Birthday wishes to a wonderful friend and sister in law Barb as she celebrates today. Barb is a kind and caring person, a fabulous cook and a pretty smile. She shares this day with grand daughter Hazel, who is a force of nature. Happy Birthday to these fine ladies!

Thanks for stopping by.

Until next time……

Take care, stay safe,

Deb

The Lone Star State…….

 

Our Location:

Walmart, New Boston, Texas

We left our Rest Area spot this morning just a couple of minutes before 8 am and arrived here about 4 pm. It’s 400 miles/648 klm. The Big Dog rolled along between 60-65 mph/95-104 kmh, at these speeds he loves to drink, we used a little over 38 gallons/144 litres. He ran flawlessly and the Igloo followed faithfully behind. Diesel prices today ranged from $2.94 - $4.23 per gallon.

Baled cotton.

Unharvested cotton.

We reached Arkansas very quickly this morning.

The drive was long but no construction stoppages, some single lanes but nothing else. It was a perfect driving day, we stopped often to stretch, look around some rest stops, made notes for the future. The great thing about this route is it’s pretty flat compared to the route we usually take. We like that for a lot of reasons but a big factor is Riley is having less sinus issues taking this route.

Truck/rv entrance to this rest area.

The car entrance.

Nice isn’t it.

Upon arrival we were given permission to stay, we called Dad, texted sister, and had a late lunch. It is very warm here, 87f/31c when we arrived but it has cooled off some, not sure what the actual numbers are but it will be warm for sleeping. 

Texarkana water tower.

At the New Boston Walmart.

We started the day in Missouri, went thru Arkansas and are a short distance inside of Texas. We think we have about 4 more nights in Texas, 1 night in New Mexico and within a day or two after that we should arrive in the Quartzsite area. That of course is just a rough idea, things could change at any moment. So to date we have spent an hour in Michigan, 1 night in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri, we did not spend a night in Arkansas.

Thanks for stopping by.

Until next time……

Take care, stay safe,

Deb