THIS MORNING WE LEFT AMARILLO TX EARLIER THAN OUR NORMAL DEPARTURE TIME AS THE WEATHER REPORTS WERE FOR HIGH WINDS IN THE LATE MORNING SO WE LEFT EARLY AND IT WORKED WELL.
THE DRIVE WAS GREAT, WE DID RUN INTO SOME GUSTY WIND UP AT ABOUT 7200 FEET.
TEXAS ROADS WERE PRETTY GOOD, NEW MEXICO NOT SO MUCH.
AS WE MOVED ACROSS THE COUNTRY IT WAS INTERESTING TO SEE THE MANY AUTOMOTIVE GRAVE YARDS. SOME ARE SPECIALIZED IN ONLY ONE BRAND OF CAR, I SAW A YARD WITH ABOUT 150 TO 200 PONTIACS FROM ABOUT 1952 TO 1977, BONNEVILLES, CATALINAS, LEMANS, EXECUTIVES, GTOS, VENTURAS, GRAN PRIXS AND OTHERS. HOW MANY NAMES DO YOU RECALL?
THE NEXT ONE WAS NOT ONLY A GRAVE YARD BUT A RESTORATION SHOP AS WELL.
THERE IS AN ABUNDANCE OF COOL OLD RUSTY HULKS JUST SITTING ALONG THE ROAD IN YARDS AND FIELDS. REMEMBER IT IS WAY CHEAPER TO BY A NICE OLD CAR THAN TO FIX UP AND OLD CAR TO MAKE IT A NICE OLD CAR.
GOT INTO TO THE BAR S RV PARK IN GRANTS NEW MEXICO ABOUT 3 PM AND JUST RELAXED FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
ENJOY!!
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