Thursday, June 30, 2011

Livin' la Vida: ROAD TRIP

Our alarm went off at 4:30  4:45 5:00am and we leapt out of bed with the excitement of children on Christmas morning...actually, it was rough getting out of the house.  A little after 6am, we hit the road destined for El Paso.

We made great time compared to what google maps said.  It was also a lot more scenic of a drive than I remember.  We took 290W through Fredricksburg, then out to I-10W all the way to El Paso!

We were also pretty impressed with ourselves at how frugally we made it to the other side of the state!  A made us sandwiches and snacks for the trip and Ruby (my Ford Focus) only cost us $70 in gas for the whole trip!


We stopped every hour or so at rest stops & scenic overlooks to stretch A's back out.  For the most part, it was 85mph and desolation until we hit "official west Texas" and the A's beloved mountains.



We also took a short break from our awesome karaoke practice to send a shout out to all of the Michiganians we know as we passed Michigan Flats, TX.  As you can see, it is a verdant break in the dusty brown scenery of the desert.  I have no idea how the people of Michigan Flats created an orchard in the middle of the desert, but it broke up the monotony a bit and reminded me of home!

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