Today we left Albuquerque and headed to Amarillo, Texas. It
was only going to take about 4 hours of driving time to get there but there
wasn’t a whole lot to see along the way. Chris and I did make a stop at “The
Big Blue Hole” where an 80 ft. deep artesian well with crystal clear 61 degree
water was formed. Scuba divers come here from all over the West to practice
scuba diving.
We stopped at a little Mexican restaurant called La Cita
along 66. There was a giant sombrero marking the entrance of the restaurant. We
have now eaten at 4 different places on 66 which is pretty cool for us. When we
got into Texas and closer to Amarillo, the ground became extremely flat. I
understand how it is so easy for tornados to touch down here. We stopped at a
Western wear place and headed to our campground. All along 40, there were signs
for a “free 72 oz. steak” at The Big Texan. There was even an old limo with
horns on the hood that would pick you up at the campground and take you to
dinner.
Since we have been so busy, we decided to hang out by the
pool at the KOA in Amarillo and make dinner at our site. The pool was the
perfect temperature and the weather was hot but beautiful with a constant wind.
It was windy the entire night. The wind was sort of creepy. Although it was
sunny in Amarillo, the wind was the kind of wind we get in PA before a strong
thunderstorm. I’m not sure if it’s always like this, but it was definitely
unusual to us. We stayed up until midnight drinking Lone Star beer(the national
beer of Texas) and watching the heat lightning in the distance.
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