While it seems that we slept in late it is only 6 AM when we all get up and start packing up. Linda and I are the only coffee drinkers in the group so I make us coffee and start arranging the trailer while Linda rolls up the sleeping bags, mattress and tent. The others are going north to Dodge City while Linda and I will go southwest to home where we can change our tire. We finish our coffee after saying goodbye and watching the others leave. As late as it seems it is not yet 7:30 when we leave. The temperature is in the 70s and there is no wind yet. But the wind will get progressively stronger all day long. We don't expect to see any sights on the way home that we have not seen before so it will be a non-stop trip except for gas and rest breaks. But in Meade, Kansas we see a sign for the Dalton Gang's hideout. The Dalton gang were train and bank robbers in the 1890s. So we did a small detour and saw the house. It was not yet open so we took a few pictures and continued on our way. We would pass through Oklahoma and Texas before reaching New Mexico. I had been joking with Linda about Nara Visa, a town in New Mexico, telling her great a town it was. It is an abandoned town that the highway passes through. There are several signs showing the miles to Nara Visa and one expects a real town with services. Several of my friends say that it is inhabited by vampires as we have never seen a living soul in the daylight. We get into Albuquerque about 4 PM and crossing the city to get to our house on the west side was easily the most dangerous part of the whole trip. We will change our rear tire, take care of some business and hopefully leave in a couple of days for California.
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