Happy Thanksgiving, everybody. Devin and I had a good visit with my family (more about that later) and an adventuresome trip back to Austin from New Mexico. What happened, you ask?
Well, we left Deming, NM on Saturday morning and drove from El Paso to Fort Stockton in heavy snow. We pulled in to Ft. Stockton for the night, due to forecasts of heavier snow and freezing rains the next 120 miles to Sonora. We were blessed to even get a hotel room. Soon after we checked in to our hotel (appropriately Alpine-themed Best Western) and enjoyed our dinner at K-Bob’s, Fort Stockton lost power. The hotels were flooded with travellers due to the snowy roads and hung “No Vacancy” signs, forcing people to sleep in the schools, churches, and in their cars. It had all the makings of a snowstorm disaster, and we were glad to see I-10 clear the next day so that we could drive home.
I hope your holiday travels were not so dire as ours. Do you have any Thanksgiving travel stories to share? I’m glad you’re home safely.
WOW! Lots of snow! I am glad you made it back safely.
My goodness – that was Texas?? We just got rain in Waco! Looks like an exciting trip – thanks for the video! Look at that – y’all got to see lots of snow twice this year (let’s not forget the big freeze of January 2007).
My vanity bids me say that I feel very silly about this video. Please pardon my super-childlike expression of excitement about the snow.