November 28 to December 2: Amarillo, Texas

We covered the 300 miles to Amarillo, Texas, in fine shape, arriving about 5 p.m. on Tuesday (the time zone change made it later than we would have thought).

Wednesday we drove out to Cadillac Ranch about 14 miles from here where there are ten Cadillacs from 1949 through 1963 buried nose first into the ground at the same angle as the Cheopps Pyramid in Egypt (we don't know why). The wind chill was so bad we would have been in serious trouble if we couldn't get back into the car quickly. (The picture above is from our second visit, in the snow!)

Our original plan was to stay three nights and then journey on to Oklahoma City. Our current plan is to survive our stay here and head south! It's cold (in the teens for highs but the wind chill makes it seem as if it is zero or a little lower!). Then there is the snow. It's a fine, drifting powder snow that, when the wind settles down is about zero to a foot deep.

The RV is staying nice and warm thanks to a large supply of propane and a good furnace. We are not connected to the local water supply but have plenty in our own tank. There is frost on the inside of the windows, though, so we don't get too close to the windows.


Thursday afternoon the wind was calmer and we ventured out. Ron pulled enormous (up to five feet or so across) tumble weeds away from the RV and car so we could drive out on the ice and snow to the main roads, which are sanded and plowed. We visited Cadillac Ranch again in the snow and there were cows running around just to add to the general excitement.

Friday and later should be a little warmer (up to 30 degrees!) and sunny so we will be heading south when the storm clears from there, too. We want to follow this Canadian arctic blast storm at a respectful distance.


We ended up staying Saturday night which enabled us to go see the Amarillo Gorillas hockey game. They are in the Central League. It was Ron's first in person game and one in a long continuing series for Joyce.