3 days on the road

Sorry that it has taken me 4 days to finally post something. It is very difficult to type while driving and once we set up camp, the last thing I think about is getting on the computer :)

July 14th was our first day on the road. Leaving at 4 a.m. leaves one a little edgey, so I must say that I was pretty nervous about the whole thing and really gave Jason a hard time. We were headed for our first stop in Little Rock to stay for the night in order to make it to Colorado by day 3. It just happened to be Bastille Day. So after a few hours in the car and time for all of our nerves to settle we thought it would be a good idea to have some French cake....we had to settle for Fletcher eating a Krispy Cream from a gas station (which we frequented for multiple fills-up).

Our route to the western U.S. might not have been the shortest, but we just couldn't stand another stretch on I-10 through Texas. Instead, we travelled north through Mississippi and cut across Louisiana into Arkansas. If you've never been to this part of these states, you are missing hundreds of miles of farmland and silos.

We set up camp around 4:30 p.m. at the North Little Rock KOA. Pizza, a game of UNO, and hot showers had us ready for bed. Thanks to Bill at the KOA for getting our battery properly hooked up. We owe you a bottle of Scotch and some birds' nest soup :) We are now the proud owners of a KOA membership which leads us to day 2.

Just some extra stuff:

Fletcher is proud of his new knowledge that "couple" means two and enjoys explaining this every time someone uses the word.

12 hours is a really long time in the car.

Rabbits like to live at RV parks. You can spot them everywhere around the park.

Day 2, July 15th

Drove for 12 hours and spent the night in Amarillo, TX for the night. Most of Amarillo looks like a barren desert and railroad loading docks. The KOA here is very nice though. We enjoyed a hay ride, F and J swam in the very cold pool, and we enjoyed sandwiches for dinner. There was a nice north Texas breeze at night and all of the locals were happy that it rained later. Saw more bunnies. Fletcher came in the camper requesting carrots. I thought he wanted a snack, but seconds later I saw him chasing a bunny into another campsite and throwing baby carrots at it. Needless to say, the bunny didn't partake while we were there.

Thanks to the nice gentleman that works at the KOA for talking Jason through his first back-in campsite. Super nice people at the Amarillo KOA.

*Jason and I both agree before stopping for the night that we really shouldn't drive for 12 hours again tomorrow!

Day 3, July 16th

Jason's birthday! Well, he didn't have a party or cake, but we did finally drive into CO which is worth much more to him. We made it to Trinidad, CO to stay for the night. A cute little town with what looked like a nice downtown and cultural influence. The only problem was the 200+ youthgroup that stopped at the same time at McD's to eat. We stayed at Trinidad Lake State Park. There weren't any shower facilities at the time and we learned that it takes much more time than we spent to get a fresh water full enough to last a night. At least we had enough water to make it until 7 p.m. Baths were out of the questions though ;)

Got to sleep with the windows open and feel the nice cool air, but closed our bed windows in the middle of the night b/c of all of the extra campground noise.

Starting Day 4 today. On our way to Creede, CO. One of our favorite places. We are planning lunch at Kip's Grill and then at the famous Creede Repertory Theatre. We are taking the scenic byway 12, also called "The Highway of Legends". More to come later...