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Day 10: Trains, Plains & Automobiles

By tony.barb.fisher April 12, 20242024 Cross-continent tour

In the canyon we were sheltered from the sun’s earliest rays and the morning was brisk. We completed our morning routine, vacated our campsite and dumped the tanks (no mess on me). Our route took us North into Amarillo where we again joined I-40West towards New Mexico. We soon passed…

Day 8: Texas bound

By tony.barb.fisher April 10, 20242024 Cross-continent tour

It rained last night. Not a light Spring shower, nope, a Midwest rolling, windy, thunderstorm. Welcome to Oklahoma folks. The wind jostled the van and woke us both several times throughout the night, but by the morning a light shower was all that remained. The rain was supposed to last…

Day 7: …insert witty Oklahoma-ism here…

By tony.barb.fisher April 9, 20242024 Cross-continent tour

After enjoying a very quiet night and the wonderful shower facilities at Cook’s RV Park, it was time to dump our tanks (no faecal matter on me 😎) and head back out onto the road. Heading Southwest along US44 we soon arrive in Joplin, MO where we stopped to looked…

Day 41: The start of our drive home

By tony.barb.fisher April 17, 20232023 Southwest US tour

So here we are, the beginning of the end. Today we begin our drive towards Ontario & home. It will take a few days, but compared to the past few weeks our pace will seem meteoric as our goal is to cover distance and not dawdle about. The sunrise was…