2:00 AM Bright-eyed, bushy-tailed and ready to hit the road.
6:10 AM So thankful to see the sky start to lighten. I was definitely startin' to nod off.
7:15 AM Thankful to see the sun burn through the clouds. It was quite chilly at the higher altitude and no sun.
9:40 AM Road for miles, but always something beautiful to fill the view.
10:00 AM Oh Lordy!!! Middle of the tollroads and no hint or sign of an exit nor gas station in sight.
10:30 AM Time for a Pepsi Kick!
11:10 AM Rolled the window down to pay a toll....it only made it 1/3 of the way back up. Just happened to be driving through a rain storm at the time. Oh the irony!
12:30 PM Time to get my car ready to cross the border. Unfortunately changing plates ended up being a job much more complicated than I had anticipated.
1:00 PM We (a gas station attendant came over to help me) finally got the front plate off and the new one half on. But the back was not budging. The most creative I could offer was to break the screws and I could buy some new ones. Yes..I realize now that wouldn't have worked. Study the picture below. Can you tell how a Mexican solves the problem? He flattened bottle tops then nailed through them to nail/fasten the plate to the car. Haha! I was happy with the solution. My plates were attached the car. I'm so thankful for Mexican ingenuity. They find a way to make it work.
1:30 PM Waitin' to cross the border.
2:10 PM Hello U.S.A.!
3:45 PM I have to pump my own gas again!?!? What!?!?!
6:00 PM What would a road trip be without getting stuck in traffic at least once?
8:30 PM Saw the sun rise in Mexico and took a picture. Might as well take one of the sunset in America!
Zhae and Alyssa! Look at their beautiful faces!!! Got to crash for the night at my cousins in Lewisville.
8:45 AM On the road again! Scott, Jennie, Zhae and Alyssa sent me off complete with some cafe!!!
4:40 PM Not as interesting to drive across America I guess. Went through more of my candy and had to replenish.
6:10 PM Yahooooooo!
10:45 PM Hello house! After 1947 miles and about 33 hours it's nice to finally see you!
So what did I do for 1947 miles and 33 hours. Really I don't know...time just passes.
There was some amusement provided by picture taking.
There was a bit of Dancing While Driving.
And a whole bunch of listening to audio books.
Only drove in circles twice. Only pulled over at the military check-points in Mexico twice. Only had to unload half of my car at the border.
It was quite the adventure! :)
Hasta!
1 comment:
Glad to see you made it back in one piece! Congrats on graduating!
Anita
Post a Comment