Day 1 - Travel and Greek

At 12pm we headed out with the Jeep loaded.  

Each person got one duffel bag

All tools and safety supplies were packed.  

Tent had already been loaded, all sleeping supplies were packed.  

Brakes had been changed, all parts on the jeep had been greased, all upgrades were complete

This was has been in the planning for a year now.  It is hard to wait a year do something.  You talk about it and plan and change plans and talk about it more.  On Wednesday December 5, 2018, I waited patiently for the time to switch over to exactly 1pm Pacific time so that we could book our tickets and get in to ride the Rubicon Trail.  I was sitting in the car picking ladybug up from school.  Slots sold out in about 30 minutes for this trail ride.

Much more on this later!  But here is the link if you want to take a look! https://jeepjamboreeusa.com/trip/rubicon-trail/

We started meeting as a group in February and then monthly to plan for this.  Oh yeah, there are 4 other jeeps joining us! With logistics about lodging, food, activities we want to get this right!  But even after all that planning, the first two days are already completely different from the original plans and I am nothing but happy to roll with it!

We ended up leaving early on Friday lunch time instead of Saturday morning so that we could break up the long driving day a little bit on Saturday.  This gave us an opportunity to fit in some activities we hadn't expected!

12pm headed out to meet up with Sarge at Bucees in Waller.  

12:30 leave Bucees and head towards...  well we were thinking Wichita Falls or maybe Childress, TX.  But as we traveled, we decided Amarillo it is.

Besides driving the only significant stop was this little Greek restaurant in Wichita Falls, TX.  https://hibiscuscafe5.webnode.com

It was a really neat family owned hole in the wall.  Small inside space and a little tiny patio outside.  The service was great and the food was delicious.   

 We tried the Saganaki.  This is fried feta cheese.  Never before have I seen this and it was awesome.  We ordered a side of pitas with it and gobbled it up.

 Ladybug and I shared these chicken crepes!  Chris got a traditional Gyro and we finished off the meal with a slice of chocolate mouse cake.  Very much enjoyed dinner!

 Our crew today.  6 strong.

We rolled in to Amarillo pretty late around 11:30 but after a good nights sleep, it would make Saturday a lot easier.