We actually started our three day journey one day late due to the movers. They arrived very late, midnight in fact, and weren't done loading the truck until 5:45 am, much to the chagrin of our neighbors. But what could we do? We needed to be out of there the afternoon before. So after staying up all night, although Christina did take a 2 hour nap in the car while they were loading, we set off.
Jacob started driving, but it came very clear very fast (40 minutes or so) that he was not going to make it. So Christina took over, and basically drove the rest of the way to our first destination, Carlsbad Caverns.
Jacob did take over for a little bit. Much to our surprise, the speed limit was like none we had ever seen.
We were crossing the Texas/New Mexico border, and Christina tried (and failed) to take a picture of the welcome sign. Mind you, this was in a speeding car and using our camera of total greatness.
After our tour, we needed a place to stay, so we decided to stay in Roswell. It was really a neat little town, and it was a shame that we were so tired we couldn't enjoy it. But here are some pictures of the quirkiness that makes Roswell fun. (Now just a disclaimer, it was night time, and my camera does not do well at night.)
And then we were off again. We didn't stay in any other real neat places like Roswell, but we did manage to get some nice pictures of nowhere in particular. Take a look.
Here's an attempt at the New Mexico/Arizona border.
Here's an attempt at the Arizona/California border.
It's sad to say that in all of the states we passed through, we weren't able to get one decent picture of the road signs. It became a joke whenever one came up. "Whup...missed that one...oh...car's in the way...whoa...sun's too bright..." Oh well, it was entertaining trying.
The road was long, tiring, but ultimately, a lot of fun. We had many new experiences with each other that we wouldn't trade for anything. You can't say that about a plane ride.
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