We started our morning bright and early at 5 a.m. when Leah left her place to come pick me up, then we headed to Ruby's Diner in Palm Springs for a quick breakfast. After that we drove through to Phoenix and stopped to eat our picnic lunch inside the Chandler Mall--it was 106 degrees outside, so we thought a picnic inside the air conditioned mall was probably a better idea then at a park.
On our way to Tucson from there we had a minor driving hiccup when a rock hit the front windshield. I was driving and Leah spent the next hour or so making phone calls trying to figure out where we could get it glued in Tucson. After a few calls, we decided it would be best to wait until tomorrow to fix it, because there was really no immediate problems.
We stopped briefly in Benson where we were caught in a magnificent rain storm--it was pouring! It was a lot of fun, we ran into a Denny's to get some coffee while we waited for the storm to pass.
And after that we headed towards Lordsburg, but first we stopped to see "THE THING?" after seeing sign after sign advertising the gas-station attraction.
The Thing wasn't enticing enough to pay for, but we walked around the sovereign shop for a few minutes to stretch our legs. Next we drove through Bowie, AZ, where we played David Bowie songs as we drove--AWESOME.
When we got to Lordsburg, we stopped at the hotel, dropped off our bags, then went to grab some dinner at a diner.
Overall, we drove way too much today, but we had a lot of fun and we are safely in New Mexico.
We have a LOT more driving ahead of us tomorrow before we get to the real fun stuff (we've both already been to AZ and NM, so we are making our way through them as quickly as is legal). Plans for tomorrow include trying to get through the giant state of Texas without getting a speeding ticket!
<3 Al
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