Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Day 77 - (10/03) Amarillo, TX

It's cloudy today.  This should be a good day for travelling.

The route from Santa Rosa passed Tucumcari and ended in Amarillo.  The trip was uneventful except for wind and trucks.  We had a stiff cross wind most of the way and this section of I-40 has very heavy semi-truck traffic.  The combination made for a lot of trailer sway.  We made it in time to shop at Lowe's for fuses and a hand crank extension for the hitch.  The replacement fuse fixed the hitch problem.  We now have a working hitch lift!

The Amarillo Ranch RV Resort is located just off I-40.  It's very nice and well run.  Some of the sites are a bit strange because the place used to be a mobile home park.  There was no problem getting a site without a reservation.

It seemed very important to get a steak dinner while in Texas.  So, we went to the nearby Big Texan Steak Ranch.  This is one of the biggies.  You can get a free 72oz steak dinner ... if you can eat it all in an hour.  Otherwise, they charge $1 per ounce.  They will even pick you up in a limo if you need a ride.  So much for the "ifs".  We had 6 oz steaks (note: no dessert) and were quite full.

Sorry - we have no pictures for today.

Map Tracks
Start:  Santa Rosa Campground - Santa Rosa, NM
East on I-40 to Amarillo, TX
End:  185 miles @ Amarillo Ranch RV Resort - Amarillo, TX

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