Started the day with a cold overcast day. After a wrong turn to the highway, because I had not updated our OnStar destination, we at least hit the right road and direction. Good roads till we hit a bumpy section of I40 and then it was like dodging potholes. We take Jim H. route of NE out of Tucumcari on NM 54. time to eat agin so we stopped in Logan. The town looks like it has a couple thousand inhabitants and four restaurants. We by-passed all the nice looking ones to go to the oldest looking one around. Well that’s where we stopped as there were a number of cars in front; little did we know most were the employees. The light blue painted wallboard, 30 year old chairs and painted table tops set off the décor. There was a Spanish speaking family where we choose to sit, as the waitress was busy on her cell phone. As it was 11 am we had a choice of breakfast or lunch, we split the difference, Shirleen had the cheese omelet with sausage on the side, I had to try the fried ham and cheese instead of the grilled one, choice made because of tater tots. I sure hit good sandwich, it was a fried piece of ham with American cheese on top with lettuce and tomato nestled between two pieces of toasted bread, I made a good choice this time. Struck up a conversation with the family behind us, turned out he was raised there but lived in Tucumcari. I said it was nice to hear little kids voices again as we have not heard that for a while. He said mostly they get stares from 30 eyes, and he said it with a smile. The reason he was in town was to see his family doctor, neat.
Shirleen’s turn to drive while I write this. On this highway we follow the speed limits carefully as t seems we have seen speed traps on the stretch. The road is used by Midwesterners and truckers. Along the side are many trains, passed one with four locomotives and one with one pulling empty hopper cars. The shy has opened up and the sun is shining brightly, patches of green dot the landscape between the browned grasses.
Back to the grind of driving. We drove past many cattle feedlots, one I used to do Vitamin E on the animals meat, dust bowls, oil pumpers and there tanks, some wheat and milo piles, many cattle trucks and many miles of desolation. We pasted through Greenburg KS devastated by a tornado what a sight, most houses gone, a few remained but damaged. Many mobile homes for people and store fronts – wow.
We found a Comfort Inn, turned out nice all the way around. We ate at an American – Mex restaurant, Guterry’s, I finally found my tamale and Shirleen had a Taco Salad that was really tasty.
Bye for now – Home tomorrow - jerr
Shirleen’s turn to drive while I write this. On this highway we follow the speed limits carefully as t seems we have seen speed traps on the stretch. The road is used by Midwesterners and truckers. Along the side are many trains, passed one with four locomotives and one with one pulling empty hopper cars. The shy has opened up and the sun is shining brightly, patches of green dot the landscape between the browned grasses.
Back to the grind of driving. We drove past many cattle feedlots, one I used to do Vitamin E on the animals meat, dust bowls, oil pumpers and there tanks, some wheat and milo piles, many cattle trucks and many miles of desolation. We pasted through Greenburg KS devastated by a tornado what a sight, most houses gone, a few remained but damaged. Many mobile homes for people and store fronts – wow.
We found a Comfort Inn, turned out nice all the way around. We ate at an American – Mex restaurant, Guterry’s, I finally found my tamale and Shirleen had a Taco Salad that was really tasty.
Bye for now – Home tomorrow - jerr
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Where did you hit your rough patch on I-40? From where to where?
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