Lou & Teina's travels

Cruise Pampa for a breakfast then on the road. Stopped near the freeway for a Pioneer Museum, then east into Oklahoma, then south to Vernon Tx. Teina's father's hometown. Looked around a little but are planning to come back on Wed with her uncle for a tour so just stayed the night, had breakfast at a Mex restaurant then headed south for Ganabury.

Had another great breakfast at the Sands Cafe, then it's on the road again. Heading to Canadian where we stayed 4-5 years ago.

Stopped at Perryman to visit the Museum of the Plains - a great spot with several buildings full of history of this area and the west. Arrowheads to autos to planes to drilling equipment to dishes. Great spot to spend a couple hours.

On to Canadian and a drive to the campground we had stayed at. Nice lake with several fisherpeople then on the way back to town saw 2 separate flocks of wild turkeys.

Not much accommodation's for the night so drove on to Pampa a town of about 15,000 so they have a few motels. This one has the best free WiFi I've had anywhere. Streamed vidio with NO delays. Great - but guess I better pack up and head down the road again. To where, that's what we're asking each other. Need to be in Granbury tomorrow afternoon so where will we go tonight -

Keep tuned and we'll let you know.
(camera's not in the room, so will add photos tomorrow)

Saturday and we have a great breakfast across the street at the Sands Restaurant. Real ham so tender it almost melted, home made sausage and the usual. Ought to keep us going till barbecue time.

We walked around the old part of downtown Dalhart, pop. a little over 7,000. Found the XIT museum across from the 75 year old courthouse. Spent a easy 1 1/2 hours looking at all the exhibits of the old ranch and the area.

Time to get to the rodeo grounds - more tractor pulls - amazing what these old tractors can do. The John Deere's with the slow pop-pop-pop of their 2 cylinder diesel engine as the lug down. One was from the 30's but most from the 50's.

It's about 4:30 so we head over to the serving lines - 12 lines to feed all the people - we find a short one and get out plates loaded up.

The area is becoming big in the dairy industry lately, so one of the companies set up a tent with tables you could sit at and gave away milk, cheese and ice cream bars.

We sat around a while listening to music then head back to town - going to get a soft ice cream cone for Teina but Dairy Queen's machine broken down so scratch that. Decide to go to the melodrama at the old theater, but had mis-read the sign - no evening performance today, so back to the motel and the computers. Then World Series of Poker comes on and we're set for the night.

Tomorrow - ? - somewhere else.

Sleep in a little so no early start. Have WiFi but signal is weak so I'm out in the parking lot with the laptop on the hood of the car. reflection so bad can't find cursor. Chat with Wornout, then pack up and we're out of here. About 40 miles up the road and breakfast - nearing 11 when we leave. Arrive Dalhart and get a room. Sands motel which we've stayed at a couple times before. They have WiFi strength not to good, but a Ethernet cable hook up if I need it. Check the mail, then off to the rodeo grounds and the Antique Tractor pulls.

About 4:30 we decide it's time to eat so head up to where they're service the pork chop dinner. Probably about 10 big grills going and 3 serving lines. Two boneless pork chops, potato and green beans, a tortilla and that at meal.

Listen to a little music, then back to the tractor pulls for the heavyweights - 10,000 - 12,000 lb. tractors. Finish about 6"30 and back to the motel - time to rest up for another big day tomorrow.

Thursday Aug 2nd and we're not up early, but manage to leave by around 9am. First to the bank so Teina can cash her check, then on to I25 north to Albuquerque. A couple hours later it's onto I40 and head east. Lunchtime finds us in Moriarty NM, then back on the road.

Get to Tucumcari and grab a room at about the first motel in town. It's 4pm and we head to the Collage's Museum of Dinosaurs. Great displays, then dinner at the other end of town - ate here a couple years ago when we were here.

Back to the motel and try a little online stuff but pretty slow.