Day 2 of the Road Trip!!
Well today our plan was to get to Albuquerque and eat lunch with some cousins and get to Flagstaff by dinner which would total about 9 hrs driving time... we were definitely ready for the long trip once we got our starbucks to fuel us for the morning :)
The first stretch of the trip was going well- we were energized because of the coffee, singing to the music...it was great! however all that coffee got to us, so we had to stop somewhere and all that was available in the middle of nowhere New Mexico was this sketchy little place on the side of the road..
so thanks to the griswold instinct of "adventure (fill in the blank)" this became the new "adventure bathroom"... and when i say adventure bathroom i mean you have to pay $.25 to go haha.. it was pretty hilarious actually :)
Rright next to this ghetto pit stop was this awesome abandoned church, so kendra being the adventurous type decided we needed to go check it out... and we did and i am so glad we did! it was awesome- there were still pews in this place! we definitely had to take pictures at this place!
After our fun mini adventure, we continued on our way to the cousin's house for lunch!
As we headed west, Kendra definitely getting excited when she saw snow on the ground :)
By 1pm we finally got to my cousins house where we had a lovely home-cooked meal prepared for us-corn chowder, home made bread, fresh fruit... YUMMY!! It was so great seeing them and catching up on life, but sooner than we realized we were back on the road.. but first had to capture the kodak moment with the cousins :)
the girls! kendra, me and Debbie
the cousins! me, Jonathan and debbie!
The first sign with Flagstaff of it.. 312 miles to go yippee!
Ok, so we were not too happy when we were 30 miles outside of Gallup (our next pit stop) when traffic was at a stand still.... set us back an hour...
however, when we asked the random truck driver next to us what was happening, he told us the sad news of a construction worker got hit by a truck and thats why there was traffic..we later found out he is miraculously still alive but in critical condition... After the minor delay in the trip we were back on the road and finally to good ol Gallup where we had to capture the... cultural experience that Gallup has to offer :)
This sign was in honor of our roommate stacy love :)
This was the lovely mural right outside of the bathrooms at the Gallup pit stop :)
And below is our interpretation of a modern day kokopeli hehe
Yeah we had way too much fun at the place :) but out journey had to continue- still 3 hrs to go!!!
By 1pm we finally got to my cousins house where we had a lovely home-cooked meal prepared for us-corn chowder, home made bread, fresh fruit... YUMMY!! It was so great seeing them and catching up on life, but sooner than we realized we were back on the road.. but first had to capture the kodak moment with the cousins :)
the girls! kendra, me and Debbie
the cousins! me, Jonathan and debbie!
The first sign with Flagstaff of it.. 312 miles to go yippee!
Ok, so we were not too happy when we were 30 miles outside of Gallup (our next pit stop) when traffic was at a stand still.... set us back an hour...
however, when we asked the random truck driver next to us what was happening, he told us the sad news of a construction worker got hit by a truck and thats why there was traffic..we later found out he is miraculously still alive but in critical condition... After the minor delay in the trip we were back on the road and finally to good ol Gallup where we had to capture the... cultural experience that Gallup has to offer :)
This sign was in honor of our roommate stacy love :)
This was the lovely mural right outside of the bathrooms at the Gallup pit stop :)
And below is our interpretation of a modern day kokopeli hehe
Yeah we had way too much fun at the place :) but out journey had to continue- still 3 hrs to go!!!it was unfortunate that it was already dark before the arizona border, so the beautiful mountains will be a surprise in the morning :) We got to my house just in time for a late supper- this yummy Italian sausage tortellini soup-yummy!! It was so nice to not only get to Flag safe and sound but give my family a big ol hug!
Tomorrow is where the true adventure begins...we will get back into the car and head 70 miles up to go see the magnificent GRAND CANYON!!! We are goin to do a little bit of sight seeing, hiking and...well it will be shared tomorrow! Good night!
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