Oma's Trip ~ 03/03/03
Dateline: Las Cruces, NM
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A VERY good day -- all things considered.

Bit of a late start waiting on Robert (the mechanic in Ft. Stockton)
to call me with car news. Robert is a little Hispanic man with salt
& pepper hair and he seemed to know what he was doing. What he said
(I think) was that there were some wires that connect to the fuel
pump and they somehow got loose. So, I guess about all he did was
diagnose the problem and fix it. Charge was only $55.00 and since
Guidion (the tow truck driver) didn't charge me for the tow back to 
Ft. Stockton, that turned out to be not nearly as expensive as 
I feared. I asked Robert if the car would get me all the way to 
Washington state and he said "Oh, sure! A Subaru runs forever!".

I felt MUCH BETTER after I heard that.

Remember... no cab available in Ft. Stockton, so Robert came to the
Motel 6 in his own truck to get me when the car was ready. It was
10:30 before I left.

I also decided that this car needs a name... maybe she's been 
feeling slighted without a name... so she is now "Soonie Subaru".

Once I got into "Big Bend Country", the surrounding mountains made
it kinda pretty and I stopped at a rest stop to take a picture of
the mountains
      

Crossed into Hudspeth County, TX and Mountain Time Zone at 
12:42pm CST/11:42am MST and I didn't have to gas up til 
1:05pm MST at Texas Red's in Fabens. From there, the guy said 
it was only 75 miles to Las Cruces, NM, so I decided to go for it!!

Sure felt good to see that "WELCOME TO NEW MEXICO" sign.

Will check mileages when I get online to post this.
Revised (tentative) itinerary
Sierra Vista, AZ
Phoenix, AZ
Los Angeles (Northridge, CA)
Vacaville, CA
Reno, NV
Grants Pass, OR
Portland, OR
Seattle, WA
Home

Stay tuned....