Roswell, New Mexico

John wanted to be on the road by 7 a.m. and we managed to leave the house right on time. Our first stop was McDonald's in Del Rio for a quick breakfast.  We drove through some misty rain, but by the time we reached Sanderson the skies were sunny and the weather was just beautiful.  For lunch we stopped at a DQ in Fort Stockton where we grabbed a couple of strawberry shakes and fries to eat on the road.  We had never been in this part of Texas before and found some of the scenery quit beautiful and other parts rather boring.  After crossing the New Mexico state line, we hit some traffic--mainly oil trucks and quite a few pickups.  This seems to be oil and gas country.  Our stopping place for the night was Roswell, NM.  We enjoyed some time in the hotel's hot tub and then went for supper at Applebee's.  Following a delicious meal, we walked around Target, did a little shopping, and called it a night.