Pearl Harbor & Van Horn, TX

It was 70 years ago that Japan pulled off their sneak attack on Pearl Harbor and pushed the U.S. into WWII.  As everyone knows there were around 2400 casualties that day along with a number of ships sunk.  They didn't bomb the oil storage tanks or the drydocks where the ships were eventually repaired and that was a big mistake for them.  They also bombed on a Sunday morning and many of the servicemen were on shore leave and didn't perish with those on duty. 

When I worked for the Naval ASW Data Center I went on a TDY to Hawaii and was working on Ford Island which was in the center of the action in 1941.  The movie Tora Tora was being shot in the area at that time and we could see Japanese Zero aircraft flying all over the place.  It sure gave me a funny feeling to see them shoot the film.

We left Arlington today at 9am after all the traffic had cleared up on the interstate and had clear sailing to Van Horn, TX.   The living room slide topper had a ton of ice on it and it fell off when we brought the slide in.  It was quite cold last night and must have gotten down to around 22-24 degrees.  I did turn off the water and disconnected the hose to keep it from freezing. 

We drove 493 miles in 8 1/2 hours and had an easy time of it.  There isn't much traffic on I-20 west of Ft Worth, however it is a long boring drive without much interesting scenery.  

We arrived here in Van Horn around 630 pm and got setup and ordered two dinners from the cafe here at the KOA.  We stopped here last fall and appreciated having a meal prepared for us after a long drive.

The only interesting thing that happened today was seeing the Davis Mountains covered in snow and climbing to over 4300 ft on I-10.  See, we do live an exciting life.

Early to bed tonight and leave in the morning for Benson, AZ.  We like to stop there and catch our breath before arriving at CCRV.  We are looking forward to seeing all you guys & dolls sometime Friday.