On our way to Amarillo Texas

We left Tulsa this morning around 10 am heading toward Amarillo. Texas.  Today's drive was about 325 miles.  The mileage today wasn't that good coming in at around 6.5 mpg  I am not sure why it was so bad.  I had the cruise sitting on 65 mph.  Unless it was the wind I have no idea. Somebody on the Newmar blog kind of said it best by saying when you are pushing a barn door down the highway you can't expect good mileage.  We try to make up for the bad motorhome mileage with our Equinox which does get very good mileage when we are driving it.  Other than us hitting a major bump about  two miles from the rv park where we were heading the trip was pretty much uneventful.  The bump caused a cabinet door to open and a couple of dishes to fall out breaking on the floor.  At our site at the Fort Amarillo RV Resort we got the glass cleaned up and took the dogs for a walk.  We then headed into Amarillo to see what we could see.  My brother called as we were driving into town and told me about this mack daddy tequila he had.  I told him I am now in tequila country and I am sure I can find it here.  The tequila he told us about is Herradura tequila which I got a shot of when we arrived at the Acapulco restaurant in downtown Amarillo, Texas. 

The pictures are posted in the order they were taken so you could see the change in the country as we were driving west.  Hope you like them.

Not the greatest but I can really see what is going on with the bike with them being in the middle between the motorhome and the car.  If they were on the back of the car I wouldn't be able to see them as good.

 We saw a lot of windmills in Texas

 Tanner on the floor between our two seats

 Sydney started in the windshield but ended up on the couch.  The windshield got a little warm for her.

 We got a leaner

 

We made it to the rv park



 Not much to Amarillo

 

 We didn't read Spanish we couldn't speak Spanish but we had a great time and a great dinner. We were a couple of the few gringos in the restaurant but we had a good time and it did't matter that the communication was a bit strained.  We also helped celebrate a birthday of an 85 year old lady who could have passed for 58.

 We got a throw down.

It cost a lot but really isn't that good in my opinion.  The process is still the way things would have been done prior to the industrial revolution.  If they ever automated the process they could sell it for a fraction of what they do today.  The Agave plant is trimmed by hand and loaded by hand.

The beer isn't really as big as it looks and it is Bud by the way.  Huli had a margarita made with Herradura tequila and I had a shot of it just to make sure it was ok for her to drink.  It was ok but I wouldn't pay a premium over Jose Cuevro. Although I think I did.   I have simple tastes.  Although I have had a lot of tequilas a lot cheaper than Jose Cuervo (not that Jose Cuervo is that expensive)  that I didn't like.  I continue to look for that great tasting tequila that is really cheap.  I found it in Okeechobee, Florida but haven't found it since. I'll keep looking.  We are in the perfect part of the country for me to find it.

 

 



 

We aren't in St Louis anymore but Bud is still very popular.