Amarillo by morning.....

Well, we made it to Amarillo although unlike George Strait we made it by night. We left a little after 10 am this morning and filled up both tanks at $2.15 a gallon (not too bad). We were only on the road for about 1/2 and hour and found ourselves at a dead stop. There was a pretty big accident and the road was down to 1 lane. After we finally passed up the wreck things went pretty smoothly. It seemed like we got to Wichita Falls rather quickly but then the afternoon sun started hitting us since we're driving West and it made the rest of the day seem long. We made it to our first hotel (yes I said first hotel) in Amarillo by 5:30pm. We checked in to the Baymont Inn and it was in what we thought a bad part of town. The room had a funny smell too and no internet service available either. We decided to leave and we're now at the old reliable La Quinta. Not so fancy but it's in a better part of town and clean. We walked over to Bennigan's for dinner and now we're trying to plan for our the final day of driving. We have enjoyed the change of scenery here in West Texas. It's very hilly and there are buttes in the distance...maybe that's the start of the mountains?? It was very hot today; however, the humidity is already gone compared to Houston. We are posting a few pictures of us on this leg of our journey. You can see Carrie waiting while Chris pumps the gas, Chris feeding his internet addiction, and poor Noelle exhausted from the bump bump of the truck just crashed out on the bed. We hope you all keep up with us and we're thinking of you all on the way. Love & Miss Everyone!