Tuesday, May 9th – Day 9 – Wandering Retirees

Sorry for the delay, but we have just spent a delightful couple of full days with cousin Bill and Jane just outside Ft. Worth. They have been gracious hosts in every way. We are so fortunate to have such wonderful folks to put us up (put up with us?).
Cousin Rick and Janey joined us today for a fabulous supper of Texas ribs, brisket and sausage. It’s food to write home about.

The ride in from the east on I-30 was eye opening. It’s true, everything is big – really big, in Texas. We passed through 8 lane interchanges covering an area roughly the size of Hoboken, some with ramps crossing 80 feet above us. Amazing. A lot of pickups, all white or black. Turn signals are definitely seldom used options, too. Makes riding a careful enterprise.

Tomorrow we set out very early toward Tucumcari, NM, about 440 miles away. This will be one of our longest travel days, getting us closer to the Grand Canyon. This will test our endurance some, especially our posteriors. There may be some whining along the way. Connie has promised to be understanding. We’re looking forward seeing the renovated train station in Tucumcari, which is important for the silly reason that it is a destination city in the game, Rail Baron. Can’t resist.

Well, off to finish packing and to bed. More soon. Be well!

Connie’s cousins, Bill and Rick, with their loves, Jane and Janey.

Sheila May 10, 2017 / 12:00 pm

Good that you won’t need passports for New Mexico

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- wanderingretirees May 12, 2017 / 2:02 am
  
  But we are carrying them.
  
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  - Sheila May 13, 2017 / 11:46 am
    
    Best to be prepared
    
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Kenny Walters May 10, 2017 / 6:09 pm

The Grand Canyon will be beautiful! I will be there at the end of the month for a week long white water rafting trip through it! I will be flying this time, though 🙂 good luck on your 440 mile day! Tommy says hi!

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- wanderingretirees May 12, 2017 / 2:03 am
  
  What an adventure! Cool.
  
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Bernice May 11, 2017 / 12:32 am

Hi Connie and Hank. Wow!
Bob and I are sitting on our back porch with Richie enjoying a fire and looking at your blog. So glad you are having fun.
We have to go to work tomorrow 😦 but will be thinking of you and your travels.
Bernice

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- wanderingretirees May 11, 2017 / 12:51 am
  
  Thanks Bernice. It’s been nice. Today we did 465 miles and outran a hail storm. Pretty exciting to say the least. It touches us that people read our blog. Thanks.
  
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