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Maycation Day 7
Desperate Measures
It was late. The first 4 hotels were full. The motel had a room.
The kitchen at the motel in Shreveport, LA
It smelled like bug spray, the non-carpeted floors had a weird slick feel, the kitchen was a microwave sitting on a mini-fridge by the door, but there was a vacancy, it was cheap, and there was a pool.
There was a pool.
Texas
Texas has the best rest areas and picnic areas.
An oil well themed picnic area in Texas
Texas also has the worst weather.
Dark Sky explains the Texas Weather
Not good for driving. Shortly after the storm hit, a flood warning appeared.
This warning to avoid flood areas would be more helpful if I had any idea what the flood areas were.
The best part about driving through Texas was seeing the wind farms. Felt like living in the future. Or maybe I have cancer now?
Some windmills in Texas near dusk
Tucumcari, New Mexico
The day ended with me going to sleep in a motel that is basically the dream version of the motel I woke up in that morning.
Motel Safari is one of a handful of Route 66 motels in Tucumcari that provides a bit of the original flavor from America’s road trip glory days. It is hard for me to believe people stay at the cookie-cutter chain hotels and motels closer to the interstate for any reason other than that they are in Tucumcari by accident and don’t realize what they can find if they drive a few more blocks. I stayed in Tucumcari 2 or 3 times before I realized what I had been missing.
Motel Safari in Tucumcari, New Mexico
Motel Safari exterior
Motel Safari interior
Motel Safari interior
Now I make plans to stay in Tucumcari when passing through.
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