Saturday, June 18, 2011

Road Trip Day 2–Carlsbad, NM to Moab, UT

Today we didn’t make ANY exciting stops.  We drove.  And drove.  And drove.  We had a more leisurely  morning with a continental breakfast at our hotel and didn’t leave until almost 8:30.  Paul drove from there until lunch, in Socorro, New Mexico.  Then I drove until almost dinner time in Durango, Colorado.  Paul finished up our trip, driving to Moab. 

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Other than stopping for the occasional bathroom break and food, we didn’t do anything but drive.  Movies, books on CD, books, the DS, a few naps, it was a thrilling day.  Of course we had our little disagreements with the boys, but overall everyone did great on this stretch and we are really proud of everyone.

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Along our route there were some beautiful things to see.  Mountains, plateaus, winding roads, deserts, forests, we saw a little of everything.  Some of the roads we took were not the most direct (shortcuts are not always shortcuts!)  In the mountains the temperature was in the 60s, quite a difference from the hot day yesterday!  Obviously Paul and I appreciated it more than the boys, but that’s to be expected.

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Tomorrow should be a shorter driving day and we are looking forward to it. 

1 comment:

Brittany @ My Decoupaged Life said...

And you thought it was going to be so awful....:)