Thought we were to have a short drive today. But no, turned out to be 433 miles, which about 100 more than I like to do these days. Our second mistake was to forget New Mexico is one hour ahead of us in Arizona. So, when we left at 8:00 it was really 9:00. Live and learn and do a little better planning.
Headed South on AZ 85 to Gila Bend, which is usually a nice drive, except we just made that drive one day ago. Usual scenery, 2 landfills, 1 state prison and several rivers without water. Rivers without water is pretty much the norm here in Arizona.
At Gila Bend we headed East on Interstate 8, Which is one of my favorite highways. No traffic. During an hour or so I passed no one and was passed 5 times. However, once Interstate 8 ended at Interstate 10 we picked up all the truck traffic headed East out of the port in Las Angeles.
Tucson finally gave up a much-welcomed Starbucks mocha, which is fuel on most trips. Once we reached Benson, Arizona the traffic had thinned out; not as many cars and just as many trucks. Our plan was to have lunch at a Subway in Wilcox, Arizona. Turned out it was in a truck stop, so we moved on to a Burger King.
Crossing into New Mexico gave us better roads and a little construction. Finally, Las Cruces and our motel showed up. After searching the internet for an evening meal, we decided on La Posta De Mesilla Had diner there sometime in the past at remains excellent. Tonight, we shared an Appetizer, deciding to save ourselves for tomorrow night when we would return when friends.
All in all, not a bad day. Learned a little something that may be useful for a trip in 2025.
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