August 10, 2009, Monday TO ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico
We drove over to Albuquerque without out a hitch in our get along and we are thankful to arrive safely. We have been so blessed during this trip. Of all the things that could go wrong we have been blessed to be safe with very little difficulty and for that we are grateful. We have a prayer meeting every morning before we take off, and that's been great. On our way over here to Albuquerque we got off the freeway to drive through the main street of Tucumcari just 'cause the name is so neat. It sounds like something out of the Book of Mormon. It's a pretty poor town and it has lots of businesses along the main drag which have gone out of business, empty buildings and closed gas stations. Another reason I wanted to drive through it is 'cause it's part of the old Route 66 road. There aren't many sections of Ole Route 66 left. We drove on one section of it in Needles, California one winter when we were staying in Bullhead City, AZ. That's for you Dale, we did travel on Route 66!