After two drops in Phoenix, Arizona we headed to Nogales and picked up a load of tomatoes going to Dry Ridge, Kentucky. Afterward, we went to the Pilot truck stop and got hemmed in because a Swift truck missed the driveway, dumped his trailer in the ditch and took out a light pole. There was no power, which meant no fuel pumps, no cash registers, and no scale. While trying to get out of the parking lot to find another scale, we were stuck behind other trucks attempting to do the same. Finally, we were able to leave the Pilot and find another scale to weigh the load on and headed for New Mexico.
We spent the night on a mountain north of Las Cruces, NM, just south of the White Sands Missile Range. After a breakfast of sausage, egg and cheese croissant with coffee, we were back on the road. Traveling with us is Sonya, a Chihuahua, who hates anyone in border patrol uniforms, and Harley Davidson, a French bulldog who hates anyone who looks in his direction!
Traveling with two dogs isn’t as difficult as one might think, especially in a big truck. They have food and water available at all times, are able to play with one another, sleep on our bed, or ride in our laps. When we stop, they get to go outside, do their business and then sniff every bush, post and tree in the area. They sleep with us when we stop at night, and when we are in a dock being loaded or unloaded, they have other truckers to intimidate!
We stopped in Tucumcari, NM to shower and fill up the thermos and coffee mugs, walk the doggies one more time and head east. After feeding Harley and Sonya a supper of popcorn chicken we headed into the Texas panhandle and are now in our home state of Oklahoma getting ready to bed down for the night, since it's 3 AM on the 27th! Good night!
Harley Davidson likes to drive too!
Located on I-17 south as we headed to Nogales, AZ.
