06/06/11

Ok.  Time to hit the road again!  I see the English guys packing up and Nigel is sad that we’re all leaving.  Awwwwwww. 

9:30 am:

Cadillac Ranch on Rt. 66!  WOW!  WOWOWOWOWOWOW!  They are Cadillacs that have been positioned into the ground like they were dropped from the sky!  I guess the deal is is that you have to spray paint them when you visit them…it was REAL windy that day.  The family that handed me the spray can informed me of this rule—I told them that they better not be trying to get me in trouble—unicorned!  I didn’t spray them because I was afraid I would somehow spray myself.  Next time though.  And yes, there will be a next time!  Upon walking back to my car, who should appear but the three English blokes!  Lee informed me that he just mentioned (after seeing me) that I was probably thinking they were stalking me…well…yes…a bit…then he let me know that they placed a tracking device on my car so they could keep track of me and keep me safe.  Awwwww.  See, Lee!  You really are nice!

Time unknown:

Stopped at a gas station with a Wendy’s for gas and food.  Of course this food consisted of a bun, cheese, lettuce, tomato, and pickle, with a wee bit of mayonnaise.  Dear Wendy’s, please get yourself a veggie burger!  The manager is mad that you still don’t have one.  He turned around to another person working when I asked him and said “yep, another one!  Another person asking for a veggie burger.  We really need to do something about this”.  I let him know Burger King has them…he didn’t like that one bit!  ;)  I ate on the tailgate and was visited by this gorgeous dog who looked ½ yellow lab, ½ wolf.  He wasn’t too impressed that I shared a bit of my bread with him.  Pretty sure he wanted some meat…or my leg…but he was sooooooo cute.  Mines! 

3:30 pm:

At the Great Sand Dunes in Colorado!  I’m going to camp out in my car tonight!  It’ll be fun!  Right?!  So I got to read (because they don’t have ze internets at this campsite) and no, the lady at the front office didn’t think it was weird that I was going to sleep in my car.  I guess a lot of people do that! 

Hanging out on the tailgate of my car and having a beer.  Then…I have to pee…so I walk to the bathrooms, which are maybe ½ a block from me.  Holy crap!  I nearly die!!!  What elevation am I at here??!!!!!!  It’s like I just ran uphill for ½ hour!!!!  Ouchie!!!!

Colorado is BEAUTIFUL by the way!  And the stars??!!  WOW!  I woke up around 2am and crawled out of my car just to look at the sky.  And when I say crawl, I mean crawl.  Amazon women and Honda Elements…well, let’s just say I can’t fully stretch out.  HA!  The sky is amazing though, like a blanket of stars covering the entire universe!!!  WHOA! 

I did survive the night.  It got cold at one point, but nicely so.  In the morning it was 53 degrees out!