Today, we said goodbye to Anna. We picked her up about 10 AM, and drove to South Congress for breakfast. She recommended the "Garden Cafe", which turned out to be the "Magnolia Cafe". I recalled the neon sign from our last trip: "Sorry, we're open". The pancakes are as big as a dinner plate! Anna had peach; I had cornmeal. Matt had a choice with his omelet: fruit, toast, hashbrowns, or 2 pancakes.
We visited the gift shop next door; Ann
a tried on a hat. She said she saw one at Maya's but is still considering. She does look good in hats. We took her home, took the goodbye picture, then drove around the corner, stopping to set the GPS for Lubbock.We stopped in Littlefield TX for dinner, at the Humdinger. The hamburgers were huge, with lots of fries, so no one could finish it all. We put in 100 extra miles, making it to Clovis NM, gaining an hour as well.
Matt sighted a dead armadillo on the highway. Katie drove through another rainstorm. I saw lots of lightning in the rearview mirror. We tried a motel, but it had double beds (again!). We got a $40 room at the Valu Inn. Big mistake. I saw a half-dead cockroach in the bathroom; I flushed it, didn't tell Katie, and told Matt to put the food back in the car. Lights off at 11:00.
Note: I have not seen any of the items on the crossing signs (deer, cows, etc.). Katie says it's a warning, not a guarantee.
Some shots of New Mexico:
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