Tucumcari, New Mexico

that's where we are. kinda sounds like the middle of BFE but it's ok. obviously, since there's a place to charge a phone and use the internet, it's not too bad. we got here about an hour ago..set up tents, made some stew. and it's decent here...only like 75 degrees out. yesterday was hell though.

we didn't leave the house til around noon (what did i predict. NOT leaving at 9. gee, how did i guess that one...) of course, with my dad being super sick, mom drove, insisting i didn't have to, but if she has to drive too long, she gets cranky.

so let's see. one sick person, one moody person, one oblivious person (which could only mean tom, he never has a clue) and one person who's hating the entire situation. oh, and let me make mention of the car. i don't think we could've packed more things into it. we fit all of our suitcase bags, sleeping bags, air matts, tents, and most of the food supplies in the trunk. then, my dad managed to shove random cans of food and bottles of water under the seats, and then tried to fit us four in along with a few other bags into the body of the car. no moving space. ugh.

anyhow, it sucked because mom was moody, and taking it out on dad. dad was sick and taking it out on everyone. and tom is just annoying. so anyways, we drive for ten hours, and finally get to the KOA we were planning on staying in. but in short, we couldn't stay. night registration instructions said there were no tent sights, even though we saw a bunch open. that's when dad says there's another KOA about an hour away. so, we go for it.

aaand we get there. only after stopping to eat (yeah, we hadn't eaten yet) we arrived at approx. 11:30. but, we are soon to realize, the bathrooms all have combination locks. and the night registration information gave no codes whatsoever. super user-friendly. not.

so we get back in the car. not really knowing what to do. pissed-off. and tired. finally at about 12:30 missouri time, or 1:30 ohio time, we decided to just get a hotel room. dad wasn't too happy since we're paying so much for gas, but we didn't really have a choice. so we did finally sleep. just not til about one. when we were all still trying to function on ohio time = two in the morning.

today was a little better, considering we have a place to sleep all set up. i've felt sick all day, real light-headed, dizzy. but we'll be seeing my great-grandma tomorrow, then staying with my great-aunt and uncle tomorrow night. i just wish i felt better.

on the up side - tucumcari?? sweet name right? indian or something i suppose. it's pretty here, kinda desert-y, but there's mountains in the distance. i hope i see a road-runner.