Good Old Country Grub!

We probably should have stopped before the border of Arizona and ate in Blythe as once again these smaller towns left very little options. We just continue to drive hoping the next town will provide good food and decent accommodation. Our goal now is Buckeye right on Hwy 85 which is where we need to turn and go down to reach the border in Lukesville. This drive seemed endless, I could feel all my muscles start to tighten and release, charlie horses throughout my quads and calfs. Brad feeling it in his back arms and eyes straining to stay focus as night falls upon us. 

As we were fueling up we noticed a DaysInn and at the next exit there was a restaurant called the Cracker Barrel, so we filled up and headed for some grub, and grub is what it was, but I mean the old fashion country fare. I had chicken ‘n dumplings with coleslaw, corn, and grits. Brad had a sampler with meatloaf, chicken ‘n dumplings and sugar cured roast ham. Both meals served with corn bread and biscuits. This was by far the cheapest for value meal. It was not the best meal but it filled our bellies and only cost us $20us 

Back to the hotel as it is the only one in the area and guess what? NO Vacancy! We couldn’t believe it as it is in the middle of no where and we saw no signs saying there was a carnival or something in town. Now the reason we were going to stay in a hotel in this town was because the road to the border is single lane, small, and dark, plus the towns along the road are very small and old so any place you would stay in wont have been updated. The locals also assured us of this and told us not to do the drive stay in town, but that was before the No Vacancy. 

We drove further in to the town of Buckeye and I am not insulting the town as my opinion is from the outlook of the night and it could very well be a cute country town with lots to offer; but as we drove further in to the town on our search for a hotel or motel we or I started to feel my anxiety build the place was eery, twilight zone sort of place and strangers lurking in the shadows watching you. This provoked us to turn around and get out and chance our luck heading for the border.