Today's travel was a lot better than yesterday's. Because we were only 5 miles from the time zone border we didn't get up until 8. We were on the road by 8:45.
We got fantastic gas mileage. On the first 150 miles past El Paso we got 14.1 mpg. We got 12.5 on the other two fill ups. That includes climbing up to over 5,000 feet. We even lucked out at one gas stop. The exit wouldn't let us back on northbound, so we had to drive through town. That allowed us to find the cheapest fuel in town, 10 cents cheaper than anywhere else.
We made great time, too. The trip was just at 400 miles and we did it in just a little over 6 hours. The traffic in El Paso was as light as I've ever seen it (it was still stressful).
We drove up from Las Cruces on I25, a road we've never been before. It basically goes through the same god forsaken country as the rest of New Mexico. I did get to go through Truth or Consequences N.M. I've always wanted to go there. It's just a small town in the middle of country that I don't know why anyone would live in.
We've got a really nice place to stay tonight. It's just off the freeway, but quiet. The sights are nice, with lawns and manicured bushes. The place is crawling with rabbits.
Finally, the weather here is really good. It was in the mid 70's when we got here, and is cooling off nicely for tonight.
All in all this has to rank as one of the best long travel days we've ever had.
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