Central Time (3/13/10)
13 March 2010Having gotten the mail, and picked up some clothing at the alteration shop, it was time to move on. We bailed on the site in El Paso two days early. This makes our per-night cost be $25. Five dollars per night over our target. Oh well.
We started out on I-10 after fueling at the Flying J, with our destination as either Van Horn (beep-beep) or Fort Stockton. As we traveled, we decided to hit a rest area for a few minutes walkabout, and encountered this really interesting rig traveling along I-10 with us.
Zainab and Domi, Traveling across the US in Herbie their Love Bug
These are Zainab and Dominik, from Austria, who are on a world tour, traveling with Herbie, their Love Bug and trailer. They tell me that they entered the US at Long Beach, and have been traveling east. Not sure where they are going or what their plans are, but I was pleased to meet up with them. Googling Zainab and Domi produced an article. It’s mostly in German, but there are more photos and a few paragraphs in English. The article tells us that it’s a 1963 Beetle, and a 1986 Qek Caravan, from the GDR — East Germany! The article is interesting, and pumped into Google Translate, reads very well. That night, at a Gas Station in Fort Stockton, I saw Domi and Zainab drive by. Not sure where they spent the night.
Domi and Zainab, if you read this, please leave us a comment and let us know how you are doing.
Sure is rural out here
I took this photo from the rest area as well. Trying to capture the sense of desolation. It’s not really that bad. Most of this land is in use. I’m told that ranchers can graze ten head of cattle on a section (one square mile) of land. Lots of times, we’d see signs of industry or agriculture in the distance, and of course, there were the ubiquitous railroad tracks and power lines. You never really felt alone — just out in a place where there’s more land than land-use.
We weren’t hungry in Van Horn, so we bought fuel and continued on to Fort Stockton. Arriving at about 3 PM, we hit McDonalds for lunch and decided we were done. We booked into the Comanche Lands RV Park, a field of white gravel and rocks carved into rows of RV sites with 30 or 50 Amp service, water, sewer and cable TV. This is our first Cable TV since we were on the road, and we’ve enjoyed some Syfy and other channels not seen on broadcast TV.
I took a ride into town for groceries, and happened upon a static display of a pair of Santa Fe cabooses (cabeese?) at the Depot, which is now the Chamber of Commerce office. Photos:
We passed a quiet night near the freeway, and will continue on tomorrow.
One Response to “Central Time (3/13/10)”
June 3rd, 2010 at 6:42 pm
Hey Ed,
Thanks for posting this article about us. Our bug is still in good condition. We were heading to Key West at that time and now we are back in LA again.
Nice regards,
Domi & Zainab