Ben and Sue Day 54

Monday, october 29, 2007, Day 54

. . . Drove as far  as a little town called Mina,  Nevada today.  The entire day was an endless road that seemed to have the exact same scenery from morning till night.  We  drove perhaps 300 - 350 miles today and saw flat land, covered with sagebrush and mountains in the distance.  During the whole day there were only three tiny towns we passed.

 . . . We stoped for lunch at a restaurant near Creech Air Force Base.  Saw lots of young men and women in uniform talking and enjoying lunch.  At the table just next to us were 8 non-commissioned officers -- all of them talking about a young female airman who would not/could not decide whether she was going to reenlist or not and all the trouble that was causing them all.  Ben and I had a great deal of fun listening -- remembering our Air Force days and similar lunches/conversatins.  They all looked so young to have  the rank they did -- a couple of them were Master Sergeants/SeniorMaster Sergeants.  It's so funny how when we are young everyone looks old and we think people who are 40 are about ready to die.  Then when we get older we think people who are probably 35 to 40 years old look like they are about 20.

. . . We saw several trucks pulling 3 trailers today.  have only seen these a couple of times on our long trip.  I wonder if they are illegal in  most states?

. . . Weather was pretty and warm again today -- about 70 degrees most of the day.  Because there was absolutely nothing to block the wind -- when the big trucks did come by it was a huge gush of air -- whoomp!  Wondered if they were going to blow us right off  the road!

Ben and I laughed as we wondered if we were passing "Area 51" where supposedly secret work by  the government is going on and where supposedly UFO sightings are investigated -- the stuff late night talk radio is made up of! 

Tomorrow  -- California for sure!

Sue