Day 27 Lubbock, Texas

Today was the first day that the drive got boring, There's a lot of new highway construction in the area and Google Maps doesn't have the updates. Soooo, several lively discussions occurred, and eventually we got to the hotel somehow. We checked in and went for drinks at CuJo's for a few and had a bite to eat. Sylvia had catfish and I had a Chicken Fried Chicken sandwich, both pretty good. CuJo's is owned by Curtis Jordan who use to play safety for the Redskins back in the 80's. Lubbock isn't such a great place, but you have to go through some not so great places to get to the good ones. Tomorrow we're going to Austin for a few days and spend some time with our friends Fred and Mica, a great place.

This trip obviously was not a sight seeing trip; it was a trip to see the country and experience what it really looks and feels like. I have spent time in all four corners of the United States and many impressive places in between, but driving across the country and seeing the transition of the geological features from state to state and day to day has a totally different feel to it. It's incredible, and I was totally in awe of how different every region of this country is. Plus, the people, the cities and towns are amazingly diverse, and I was never able to get a sense of that from my casual visits. It's been an unbelievable experience. This is truly an extraordinary country. I wish I was able to better describe and clarify why this experience of a free and easy drive across the country is so different than just going somewhere and seeing the sights, but maybe later.