Day 56 - Going home

Hi there,

We are in a truck stop in Mead KS. Mead is about 50 miles into Kansas from Oklahoma.

I am still thrilled with the scenery. I want to finish the book I am reading but just to much to look at out the window.

For some reason I haven't been able to get into my email all day. Yahoo wouldn't open no matter what way I tried. I haven't checked yet tonight. So if you have left me emails you know why I haven't answered.

Just north of Albuquerque there was remnets of snow on the ground. uffda... I wasn't ready to see snow yet anyplace but the mountain tops .

We were on route 66 a few times. Seen a gas station called Kicks 66. It was a Philips 66 on Rt 66. Neat.....(remember the song... Get Your Kicks on Route 66 ?)

Mel is so thrilled with his pickup. It goes right up the big hills with ease. We have been getting over 12 mpg. Fuel is $3.89 here.

We went threw a town in OK that wasn't much more than a ghost town. Old abandoned buildings and cars. Although there were some people around. There was an antique store still full of stuff but closed. I wish we could have got in there.

We seen oil wells, windmills, wheat fields, & a gigantic cattle lot. Must have been thousands of cattle ready to be made into T-bones. And, of course, hills and rocks and flowers and..........

We didn't stop at anyplace important. Just stopped when Molly asked us too and for lunch and fuel.

We will try to make it to Kansas City tomorrow. Unless we find places to stop and slow us down.... :-)

Good night and God Bless.