3000 miles and a parrot

Moving across country...

The moving vans pulled out of the driveway around 2 pm on Saturday. We finished cleaning the house, ran a few errands, loaded the car, and hit the road. We spent our first night in Yuma in a spruced-up, '60's-style roadside motel call Best Western. The room was way too small for two adults and a parrot, but it was comfy and clean.

We spent Sunday on the road in a giant dust storm. The winds made our '07 Mazda whistle like an old VW bus. We made it to El Paso feeling a little gritty and exhausted from dodging flying cardboard boxes and suicidal tumbleweeds.

We drove across desolate west Texas in more strong winds and blowing snow on Monday. Fortunately, there was no sand...just snow and hail. The scenery was more exciting that I expected. There are spectacular mountains that extend hours east of El Paso, and there was snow over much of the higher elevations of west Texas. We arrived in San Antonio in time for a hearty spaghetti dinner with family. We'll spend a few days here, before continuing eastward again.

Holly has been a trooper. She even managed to hold on to her perch twice during heavy braking (once for a cardboard box and once for a car). She doesn't like riding at night, but appears happy during the day.

We'll be in touch again as we make our way across the east...