Roadtrip: Day 4

Wow. Today was a looooooong day....

Headed of from Flagstaff around 8am and headed off through yet more nothingness towards New Mexico. Actually, the landscape between Flagstaff and Albuquerque reminds me a great deal of the roadrunner cartoons, all canyons and desert roads. Arrived in Albuqerque, New Mexico around 3pm and grabbed some food at this great little diner, then headed off to fill up on gas before continuing on my way. However... DISASTER STRUCK! Somehow, between paying for my lunch and getting to the petrol station I managed to lose my ATM card, and no ammount of searching would find it. This is Not Good. However, after I calmed myself down I called Citibank, cancelled the card, and got the location of a citibank office in downtown Amarillo that I can go to tomorrow and get a temporary replacement. Not ideal by any means, but it's not the end of the world.

With all that sorted out, I continued on my merry way. I have to say that there is a hugs difference between and East and West New Mexico. The West is full on canyons and red rock and funky desert stuff, whilst the East is much more gentle rolling meadows. Quite a nice change, and I had a pleasant 4 hours driving to the Texas border. Driving into the "panhandle" of Texas revealed another type of terrain; flat. I'm really rather glad I'm not an Agoraphobic, because the view redefined the meaning of "vast", "empty" and "flat" for me.

Anyway, I continued down into Amarillo with a gorgeous sunset behind me (see photos), and got some food and found a wifi hotspot. Today's entry is kinda brief because I'm utterly exhausted after driving all day, and I need to find a nice, quiet and above all, safe place to park my car and go to sleep!

Pictures

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