Sunday--- going home

I rarely sleep well or long in a hotel and this was no exception.  Even tho' I went to bed way past my usual bedtime, I still woke up too early.   When I tried to check the Ranger's baseball score on the computer, I discovered something not quite right.  The hotel's wifi system was down.  Went downstairs to check with the lady at the counter, and she verified that it was indeed not working-- she blamed the problem on the storm the night before.

Packed up my belongings and got ready for breakfast.  The morning before I had been conservative with breakfast (yogurt and dry cereal), this morning I decided to "go for it".  Enjoyed a Texas shaped waffle with chocolate chips sprinkled over the batter and it was really yummy.  Then I had some fruit and yogurt--which was the only "good" food I had all day.  When I travel by car, I 'm usually just not hungry.

I had filled Fred Ford up with gas the previous afternoon, so I was ready to hit the road.

I drove and drove and drove some more-- stopping at rest areas to get out and walk around.  At one convenience store where I got gas, I got some  Chex MIX and I nibbled on them and a diet Dr. Pepper all day as I drove and drove.  After declining but thanking BR for the offer of a place to rest in Abilene, I found the radio station with the Tx. Rangers game and listened to it all the way home.  I either listened to the radio or my music CD's the entire drive to El Paso and back.  Did lots of singing.  Folks have asked me why I didn't listen to a CD book, and the honest answers are I enjoy the music and the voice of a person reading a book drones and puts me to sleep.  That would NOT be good.

The first number, 1294.9 is the total number of miles traveled in the 3 days of my trip.
Obviously, the second number is the miles per gallon used, not bad for a Ford  Explorer.
Third number, 22:12:08, is the actual number of hours/minutes I drove including my Saturday morning exploration of Clint, Horizon and El Paso.  At times I got really lost.


It was a long tiring trip, but I'm so very glad I went.