Day 40: and New Mexico

It was a great calm morning. I was able to head out just as the sun was peeking up over the horizon. This road I've been on (highway 54) parallels a set of train tracks. It's the only route that cuts southwest so it's loaded with semis. There are towns every 10 miles through Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. But from Dalhart TX there's a sign; next services 75 miles. After riding all day (over 80miles) I was still 23 miles short of this. I ended up in Nara Visa, lots of boarded-up buildings. Just the postoffice is open, and lucky for me this is where I met Vernon. I helped him and his son with some truck problems (just watched really) then they took me in and fed me, and gave me a spare bedroom to stay in. Nice people. Tomorrow I'll be on mountain time.