{"id":8979,"date":"2023-04-20T19:47:48","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T02:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xangelle.com\/dailygrind\/?p=8979"},"modified":"2023-04-20T20:09:40","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T03:09:40","slug":"day-16-texas-to-new-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xangelle.com\/dailygrind\/day-16-texas-to-new-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 16 – Texas to New Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We woke up in heaven and drove out of it and now I want to go back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Apparently Brady, Texas is pretty close to the center of Texas. We woke up and it was warm and sunny. The wind was blowing and we sat outside and had coffee listening to the quail coo. I just feel happy when I\u2019m warm and it\u2019s sunny. Siah climbed this HUGE tree while we had breakfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I ADORE the trees down south. They are so gorgeous and sprawling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jon walked around the property and found a field of cacti just about ready to bloom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I wish we could have seen an entire field of flowering cacti. It must be stunning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We left Brady around 11am. I really was in no hurry to leave; although Siah and Jude are not the hugest fans of the heat and they are starting to talk about getting home soon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Got the arm wrapped up and in the photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s been a good trip. For 4 people living on top of each other – 2 introverts. 2 extroverts, meeting people, eating food that\u2019s not typical, living in a different place most nights, with iffy wifi connections, iffy toilets, random showers, way too much fast food, no personal space and WAY TOO MANY HOURS in a vehicle – we have done spectacularly. I\u2019m kind of proud of how well we\u2019ve done. You can tell how tired the boys are by how much bickering they do ;but they\u2019d bicker at home, too. Honestly the only difference is they don\u2019t have the luxury of going to their own bedrooms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We drove and drove and drove and drove. Texas is really pretty. I kind of love it. The wild flowers, the open spaces, the wildlife, the warmth, the wind\u2026\u2026I don\u2019t think I\u2019d want to live in the city but put me outside the city\u2026\u2026.oh man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We weren\u2019t exactly sure if we were going to make it into New Mexico but considering that we crossed a time zone, we decided doe go for it. We crossed over from Texas into New Mexico at 6:55pm and then gained an hour. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We pulled into the Clovis RV Park around 6:15pm and got set up for the night. It was SO cold and windy. The park was quiet but had horrific wifi according to the boys. It would have been better if it had none, because it was like teasing them with wifi bars and then they kept dropping the signal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have done pretty well at planning out our routes the day before or at the very least in the evening but I was really struggling to get the next day planned. I think I\u2019m just sad about leaving Texas and both options – Denver and New Mexico – are cold and windy with overnight temps dropping below zero. Not cool. Seriously not cool! Maybe a good night sleep will help me gain some clarity. I certainly hope so. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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