Day 9 –
{Photos} Ride from
Today was one
of those days that is a ride, but not really. I mean we rode about 300 miles,
but it was all on the freeway. On top of this the speed limit was 55 to 60 in
most places yet though we rode 70-75 we were almost always riding with very large trucks in the rear view getting closer every minute. Diamond rode very well
most of the time, but she was not very happy about it and I think I still have claw marks in my leg. I think I know why Texans think this state is
so big. I mean besides the fact that it is, you can see so far that it seems
bigger than most places we’ve been. We saw a brush fire and kept seeing it for
about 15 or 20 minutes even though it was about the size of a camp fire. And
the trucks keep getting closer… The roadside
parks are still a great place for a short respite from the stress of the
highway, but the noise is just as bad and sooner or later you got to get back
on and go again. I should have my head examined for taking this route, but time
seems to get us all. We stopped for breakfast at a Denny’s and they were kind
enough to let us park in the shade even though there were no spaces there. Diamond
should have been grateful, but like yesterday, she tried to chew through her
leash. This time we had two leashes on her
and we checked on her sooner and stopped it.
There were some interesting places that I wish we had had time to check
out, The Texas Ranger Museum, Waco Lake,
Gainesville, Texas, just to name a few, but maybe next time.
