Day 22 - The Road Home

After enjoying the ambiance and cool climate of Santa Fe, it was time to head back to Texas.  We had decisions to make.  Stop in Amarillo & see the sights there?  It was raining and too early to fit into our schedule.  Stay near Dallas and play golf in the morning?  It was too hot for that.  We finally decided that we were tired of being on the road and wanted to sleep in our own bed, so we drove the entire 867 miles to home.  We made a lot of stops along the way just for sanity's sake.  I had read in some Texas books about the Llano Estacado, and saw this sign at one of the rest areas.  We did see the Cadillac Ranch as we neared Amarillo, but would have had to backtrack some to get pictures, so we got a quick glimpse of 10 Cadillacs sticking up from a field along I-40.  We also had to stop for lunch at the Big Texan, Amarillo's most famous steakhouse.  After all that, the remainder of the trip was just long and tiring.  We arrived home safely at midnight and the cats were very happy to see us - demanding attention.  We're still kind of worn out today (Friday), but I have been able to get some laundry done, bills paid, a few groceries into the frig, and get through the mail.  Tomorrow should be back to normal.