Our Awesome Travels

Wednesday, November 01, 2017

A short very windy travel day, and noticed our windshield wants to fall out!

Where are we today ?

Walmart Clovis New Mexico

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A good sleep here last night in this Flying J very quiet. With over a dozen rv spots only 5 rigs here. It was 34 f at 5 am but good for sleeping. Again no rush to head on out, we can pace ourselves now, so we just puttered around for a while enjoying our morning coffees, few walkabouts here, checking emails etc.
On the road at 9:30 this morning heading west to Amarillo Texas. Good road and very little traffic. Windy starting to pick up.

Never realized that they grow cotton this far north, or if I did I forgot, we have been this route before.

cotton fields look like snow!

moving right along

Passed another rest area in Oklahoma, that is 4 in 2 days!

now into the Texas Panhandle

As soon as we entered Texas it was foggy for a bit and different scenery.

Not too far into Texas we found a wonderful rest area, also a tornado shelter, very nice.

they have some nice picnic areas here too

look out from the rest area

Moved on down the road to Amarillo Texas and topped up our gas at the Flying J, $2.20 a gallon, and stopped to make a bite eat for lunch. Then heading around Amarillo towards Clovis New Mexico. Tumble weeds all day long blowing across the road, when we hit them they just go Poof!

Suzie got a pick of one of many tumbleweeds

here we are in New Mexico, from Oklahoma, through Texas
to New Mexico in a few hours

About 11 am we found we have some very strong winds. 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph. So a little slower going. Head winds and side winds. I knew it was strong when out coach kept gearing down on a flat road trying to maintain 55 mph.
Finally we arrived at the Walmart in Clovis NM. about 2:30pm. 1:30pm local time . But that was enough driving for today.
We both went into Walmart for a few items and almost got blown away walking into the wind. All over the parking lot tumbleweeds everywhere!

right outside the entrance to the Walmart

more tumbleweeds and remnants too

Now I took a pic of where we are parked away from the store,still windy but was 78 f and in shorts again today, love the heat but not the wind.

While I was checking out things I noticed that the windshield on our coach was wanting to fall out !

not good!

oops'

When I noticed this it was 4:45pm so quickly got on the phone and call a window place, The Glass Doctor in town. They could not see us until next week. But he was kind enough to recommend a competitor in town Apex. So I called Apex right away, and the Manager J.J. Said they were right beside this Walmart and he would drop by right after his daughter's soccer game and take a look.
No problem, we can take the coach across the parking lot first thing in the morning, They open and 7:30 am and we will be there. Should not take too long and we can be back on the road. tomorrow.

In the meantime we cooked up a couple of our onion and parsley
Turkey Burgers from back home
for a tasty supper.

Other than a windy day and our windshield almost falling out we had a great day. Looking forward to another one tomorrow as well. With the windshield bas in place and less wind noise.
Soon time to call it a night , watch a movie and relax for a while. And here it is after 8 pm and still 64 f outside this is awesome !
Glad that y'all dropped by again and hope you had a wonderful day as well.