Best Western Garden Oasis Odessa

... 93 for an extra day. (She did tell her sister that she would take it out of my allowance, ha! Ha!) Dec. 5 I stopped for awhile in Vicksburg, Miss. I would like to come back and explore some more. I just didn't feel that I could take the time I really needed here. There are many murals at the river front and some good picture opportunities. I just have the feeling I need to move on and get to Texas. Dec. 6 Boondocked at a shopping plaza, near a movie theatre in Longview TX. It is ...

... adjusting to become more GREEN. I wanted to feel good about traveling. So I came across RezHub.com and while I was out traveling, taking care of personal issues and having fun I knew my money was donated to a Green Organization. There is a brand new travel website that I found called RezHub.com. What I like about RezHub.com is when you book through them you ...

... my tail light bulb, which I did. Then it was off to the hotel. Then there was a night ride to the Permian BAsin Memorial, so, of course, I went. It was a little bit disappointing, because the lights were not working. However, they had an impromptu discussion, and seemed to really help some vets a lot. And a lot of FNG (new to the run) riders really seemed to get a lot out of it. Then back to the hotel - short night tonight for sure!

We awoke to a flat rear tire, we slowly drove to Carlsbad to get it fixed. It turned out to be a cracked valve stem only $10 to fix. Then off to Carlsbad Caverns to walk down into the cave enter ace. I remember visiting the Caverns when I was 9 & 16. This time we walked ...

We took it easy today and caught our breath around the pool. Tonight we went to a Baseball game (the Midland Rockhounds - assisted by Rocky their mascot - beat the Wichita Wranglers) - it was great to see a game live and to soak up the atmosphere. We followed up this with a trip (in Jane's convertible) to a drive in movie where we saw Underdog. great movie - pity about the mosquitos !!!

Left Vegas this morning - still wearing our shirts !! I forgot to say that I went to a poker room on Monday to see what was going on but a row developed between two players over the rules and so I was not going back there in a hurry - probably just as well !! I'll stick to friendly Texas Holdem games from now on. Kevin picked us up in Midland this afternoon and took us to THE Bar in Midland - oneof his haunts. It was a really friendly place with great food and a patio ...

After a lazy start - Thursday turned into a shopping day where we explored the second half of the main Mall. It was a good day to do so as some shops had 70% off many items !!! In the evening we visited Carrie's Aunt Cathy and Uncle Paul's house for another outside and delicious dinner. The house has its ...

... WWII. Both museums were very entertaining with loads of interactive items which helped explain things really clearly. After drinks and nibbles at Tom and Beth's house we headed over to Carrie's parents house where Denis and Jane put on a great spread and we met up with loads of her family members. Once again we had fantastic barbecued food - food really does taste better when cooked outdoors !!!

... there were some clouds they were welcome as they kept the temperature down and rain never threatened. That evening we were joined for a Barbecue (on a massive barbecue) by Tom and Beth whom Kevin works for. It was a very enjoyable evening - weather fab, food great (especially Lilly the Lamb) and interesting conversation.

... saw the most fantastic lightening storm during the short flight to Midland - where we were met by Uncle Kevin and Auntie Carrie. The 9.50pm touchdown time in Texas was equal to 3.50am ( the following day) in Dublin - despite this the kids were still happy to hit Rosa's drive thru' Mexican restaurant on the way home. The food was great - I'd bet we will be back at some stage over the next three weeks.