Today being our 46th anniversary we drove to Odessa and did some shopping. We then went to Carino's Italian Grill, one of Starr's favorite places, and had a very good meal. We got to talk to our daughter and oldest son. It was a very good day.

Yesterday we drove south down Rt. 17 to Balmorhea Texas to get Cotton groomed. These pictures show the results.

Today we got up and out early and went to the Burrito Depot. The sign out front says "Home of the World Famous Burrito". I believe that sign because when we got there there was numerous cars and a couple of 18 wheelers and more trucks coming off I-20. We had a choice of 13 breakfast burritos and just about as many for lunch.

We are heading out today to take our dog Cotton for his first grooming this afternoon. I will post pictures later.

A couple of days ago our friends Ted and Donna came into the park. They have been doing some geocashing. Last night we got to play cards with them. The way friends you meet along the way then show up later where we are is one of the benefits of this lifestyle.

Well we finally did it. Meet Cotton the newest addition to our home. A 23 month old Bichor Frishe male. We got him at the humane society in Odessa Texas.

We took a ride to Odessa today. We needed to do some shopping and we hoped to get a dog at the Humane Society. After doing some shopping we drove to the humane society and found out it is closed on Monday. Oh well we had a nice ride on a great day. We have completed our first week work camping here at TraPark in Pecos.

Yesterday we drove 105 miles up to The Carlsbad Caverns. The caverns are really beautiful and interesting. Anyone who has a chance should go see them.

You do not want to make the trip from Pecos Texas like we did with less than a full tank of gas. There is nothing but desert the whole trip. There are a few towns but no services.

After we finished viewing the caverns we drove another 20 miles north to the town of Carlsbad New Mexico. Had a good meal at a Chinese Buffet next to Wal*Mart then drove back to Tra Park.