Westward Ho--Spring 2010--Day 2

We departed Midland around 8:30 this morning and headed west on Interstate 20. Starting out the wind was mild but within an hour or so it picked up again and we fought it for most of the day. When you drive a vehicle over twelve feet tall a strong wind hitting you broadside makes for hard driving.

Although there is not much scenery in Western Texas there are several things worth seeing. We'll have to make a trip out there when have time to stop and sight see. In Midland is a Presidential Museum honoring a hometown boy named George W. Bush. Midland is the hometown for both Dubya and his wife Laura. Also is the town of Pecos, just west of the Pecos River. This is where Judge Roy Bean ruled the world as "The law west of the Pecos".

Interstate 20 took us fairly far south to intersect with Interstate 10 and then we trekked back up through El Paso and then to Las Cruces, New Mexico, out destination for the day. Just east of El Paso we had our second excitement of the trip. (Of course the first was losing the awning yesterday.) A very large bird flew into our windshield on the driver's side. Fortunately it hit fairly high and then went sailing over the top of the coach. Although it did not break the windshield, thank goodness, it did leave a mess including a complete impression of it's body and wing.

Prior to reaching El Paso we crossed into the Mountain Time Zone which meant we picked up an hour on our travels. We then arrived in Las Cruces around 2:30pm local time. We are now at the Hacienda RV Resort for the night. After getting set up it was time to kick back and relax, which was greatly needed after fighting the wind for two days. Tomorrow will be a short day to Tucson.