Brrrrrrrr - it's cold out there

It looks like we overstayed our welcome here in Arlington, TX.  The price of gas at Costco went up 10 cents a gallon and it has turned very cold.  The forecast for tonight is around 27 degrees and it was 31 degrees and windy at 5pm.  We are fine and I will disconnect the water hose before we go to bed tonight and just use the water in the fresh water tank.  

We had a late lunch with Judy and Herb and she fixed a pork roast for the lunch, along with scallop potatoes and scallop corn.  The beer batter bread she baked was extremely good and I could have just eaten it as a meal.  It was a very nice feast and we were just expecting some ham sandwiches.   I think we will move in with them and enjoy her cooking.

After lunch we visited some more and made plans to see them in Ruidoso, NM in March 2012 if the weather holds out.  It can be quite cold and snowy there that time of the year.  

After saying our goodbyes we stopped by Costco for a few items for the road and filled up the gas tank on the car.  I like to travel with a full tank when we are traveling through West Texas since there are so many open spaces with few towns.

We video chatted with Gloria & Doug for a while and had to listen to them give their temperature in Melbourne Beach, FL at 70 degrees.  It was around 30 here, windy and damp to go with it.  Maybe we should have headed south instead of west.  Next year.

This will be an early to bed night so we can get on the road around 9am and make the 500 mile drive to Van Horn, TX.  That is the plan, subject to change as events may dictate otherwise.  I hope to at least get to Odessa, TX by the evening, but Van Horn would be better.

Good night all and I hope you have a nice day on Wednesday and think of us as we tool down the road.