Tuesday March 19th
Got on the road by 11. The leaky tire was still at 75 psi, so I didn't fill it until we stopped for gas after we had got on I-20 near Abilene. I was amazed at all the agriculture in this part of Texas. Lots of pivot irrigation systems growing cotton and other crops. Lots of grain elevators along the RR tracks so they must grow some corn or wheat as well. Also many large dairy operations with thousands of cows - so some of those irrigated crops must be alfalfa. At some point around Lubbock you come off the plateau and drop into the "cap rock" country. There are fewer crops here and most of the land is just grazing land with a lot of ups and downs. This is also where the oil wells became more dense and there are a lot of oil service companies but nothing like it is around Midland and Odessa.
We made it to Abilene about 7 and stayed at the same RV Park that we stayed at last year on our way out west. The lady that runs the office has a little bakery where she sells home made bread and other bakery products. She starts by grinding the wheat berries to make her own flour and uses honey in the recipe to make yummy bread. She only had one frozen loaf, but I bought it and ate a slice when it thawed, about bedtime.
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