Friday morning we checked out the biggest mall in Amarillo. In our opinion
nothing special, however there a number of shops we don't see in Canada. After a
mall stroll and no purchases we stopped at Home Depot to pick up some RV
chemicals ( which they don't carry) , and look at weather centres ( nothing
impressive so no purchase), and got groceries. After lunch we went for a swim
and a soak in the hot tub.
Saturday was a very windy day. We decided to explore Lake Meredith
National Recreation Area. It is a large lake formed by a dam on the Canadian
River. We studied the info regarding hiking in the area and headed off. The
wind was extreme, battering against the side of the truck all the way. We finally found a spot where we could see the lake, which, we were
later told is drying up a lot. We stopped for lunch at a nice looking
campground and picnic area. The wind was blowing so hard Joan could hardly
open the driver’s door. We took a quick look over the valley and decided that
lunch would be best enjoyed in the truck, and that walking anywhere was out of
the question.
When we got back to the RV park, we discovered that the wind
had blown over our satellite dish, so we hooked up to the campground cable and
spent the afternoon watching the USA Olympic curling play downs.
The wind finally subsided and Sunday morning we got our satellite working
in time to watch the CFL Eastern semi-finals, then the final Nascar race of the
season followed by the CFL Western semi-final.
Monday morning (8:00 A.M.) we dropped the truck off at Browns GMC to have
the warranty repairs done. They arranged to rent us a car through Enterprise.
After stopping for breakfast at the Waffle House, we headed for Lubbock to the
Buddy Holly Centre. After having driven for almost 2 hours, we discovered the
centre is closed on Mondays.
After wandering around downtown Lubbock for a
while, stopping at a park for lunch before heading back to Amarillo. We drove
along the side roads next to the interstate, as we had noticed that the cotton
harvest was in progress. All along the way we saw various stages of cotton
harvesting in progress. As this was not a procedure we knew much about we found
it interesting and when we got home had to sign on to the internet to read about
the whole process.
A field of ripe cotton
A harvester.
A harvester.
A stack of harvested cotton.
Tuesday morning we checked with a tire company to see if they could replace
one of our trailer tires next Monday on our way out of town. We
then headed out to the Cadillac “ranch”. We chatted with some other tourists
that commented, like us, that this was a bit of a cheesy site, but we did note
that we were there looking at it, what did that say about us?
Wednesday was spent wandering around Amarillo taking care of chores and
enjoying the warm sunny weather.
Thursday we dropped the rental car by 8:00 A.M. Enterprise then dropped
us off at Browns GMC to pick up our truck. After stopping at `The Big
Texan`for breakfast we packed a few veggies and headed out to Palo Duro Canyon
for a hike. It was supposed to be a nice day, but with a cold front coming in
the evening. We parked between a couple of two mile loops along the river
through the canyon. The views were quite interesting, with the many layers
visible along the hills on the canyon. There was also an interesting looking
cave carved out of the wall.
When we finished the first loop, the cold front
had moved in, so it was quite cloudy, windy and cold, so just miserable, so
we decided to cut short our hike and head back to warm up the trailer.
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