Lubbock, TX

On Monday 9/28 we left Santa Fe and traveled to Lubbock, TX.   The campground was very nice -- trees! grass!  The down side was the BIRDS!    They were grackels and were extremely noisy from about 5-dark.   In the morning they started screeching about 6.   Unfortunately, they also pooped all over the trailer and the truck!   Jack ended up having to rinse off the trailer every morning after they were gone until nightfall.  

While in Lubbock, we visited the South Plains Fair.   The fair has a policy of no admission charge or parking fee until after 12, so we were able to park and go in free.   Enjoyed looking at their exhibits and had corn dogs before leaving.  

We went to the Buddy Holly Museum and enjoyed seeing the memorabelia of this home town boy and the esteem in which he is held by singers.   I picked up a book called "Dance As If There's No Tomorrow" and when I paged through the section on Mankato, I found a picture of a girl who lived across the alley from me and who had gone to the Dance Party that night.   We also toured the home of Buddy's friend Jerry (J.I.) Allison who was his drummer and where they practiced often.   It brought back some neat memories of Richie Valens, Big Bopper and that January night.

On Wednesday we went to the Texas Tech museum and were reading about Antarctica when we were told to evacuate the building because of fire.   We went to the Silent WIngs Museum and enjoyed learning about the roll Lubbock played in training glider pilots in WWII.

Thursday we went back to Texas Tech and finished the Antarctic display and the Ansel Adams exhibit.   On Friday we left Lubbock and headed to Wichita Falls, TX for one night before going to Wichita, KS.   Wichita was a 2-night stop to catch up on household chores before heading to St. Joseph, MO.