Last night, we made a plan to be on the road early to make up some miles.
No pinky swearing on it or anything like that, just setting the phone alarm
with good intentions.
As it turns out, we were up 15
minutes before the alarm and on the road by 7:30 a.m., which is early by our
standards.🙂
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I’m sure the sun would ordinarily have been out by 7:30 a.m., but it was
still raining when we left Kingman, so we didn’t see any evidence of it. The sky was gloomy and rainy gray.
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As expected from our many trips across this part of the country, we
encountered noticeable wind in Kansas, and it stuck with us through the corners
of Oklahoma and Texas into New Mexico. Tumbleweeds were tumbling and birds were
flying with the wind, not against it. We’ve encountered worse wind but anytime
the camper starts dancing, I sit up and take notice. Kim didn’t seem concerned,
so I kept any thoughts of the camper blowing over to myself.
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Today
was all about making miles. Kim wanted
to set us up to have less than 300 miles to drive tomorrow and we have achieved
that goal.…Yay! He drove about 745 miles
today and his enthusiasm at getting out of the truck when we reached the Best
Western in Deming, NM, cannot be overstated. If he could have, I’m sure he
would’ve danced a little jig. As it was, he stiffly climbed out of the truck, saying,
“My aching ass has been looking forward to this moment.”
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We finished listening to the Alex Cross book yesterday; after a break,
we decided to listen to Lee Child’s “Gone Tomorrow” in preparation to watching
Season 4 of Reacher, which should be released soon. I’ve read many of the
Reacher books already; and I know there’s always an issue, usually a murder,
that Reacher gets involved in, either by choice or circumstance. I don’t dwell
on that aspect of the story, though…it’s usually just what gives Reacher the
motivation to do what Reacher does. I like how Reacher thinks his way through a
problem.
However, I realized something today: listening to a narrator read a
story can be a lot more intense than reading the same words myself. It has to
do with the emphasis and nuance an actual voice gives to the words. Dick Hill,
the narrator of this book, does a good job...maybe too good of a job at
times. Tonight, as soon as I realized
where a particular selection was heading, I plugged
my ears. And kept them plugged until I
could see that the chapter had ended. It’s impossible to unhear words so I made
sure I didn’t hear them. Other than
that, it’s been a good book, although I am curious as to how the TV show will
deal with that particular scene.
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Wildlife sightings: two coyotes
wandering along a train track and a male pheasant
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