Hello friends and family,
We thought we would let you know how the "epic storm" of '09 is going. Well, we made it about 150 miles today before we reached the end of the line blocked by a New Mexico state trooper. Yes, that's right, the little snow storm that could, did. I-40 and every other road out of NM was closed as far as Oklahoma. Let's recap the situation: we changed our awesomely fun plans to tour the Rockies through Utah and Wyoming so we wouldn't get caught in a massive snowstorm. That's exactly what was going through our minds as Becky registered our information at the Tucumcari Recreation Center which was now serving as a shelter for stranded motorists. After taking one look at the shelter and still having some money to our names, we succesfully procurred one of the last motel rooms in town. The silver lining is that the motel is really cool. It's called the Pow Wow Motel and it's a historic Route 66 business, with a bar next door!
Hopefully the storm will let up enough by the morning to release us from the kung fu grip of the desert south west.
Staying the course,
Ben
