Day 24 - In Transit: New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas

We are about halfway through our 40-hour journey that began yesterday evening. We have been on the I-40 East for what seems like an eternity. Currently, we are approaching Little Rock, which is pretty much dead smack in the middle of Arkansas.

New Mexico was a blur, as both Vlad and I slept right through it. Driving through Oklahoma, one realizes how Native American culture is intertwined in this country. Reading the names of the many exits on the I-40 through Oklahoma will show all types of Native American town names. As well as signs indicating when you are entering and leaving different "nations".

The attached picture (of Sal and Eros passed out after driving straight through New Mexico all night) pretty much sums up the last 24 hours. We are looking to shoot straight back to NY with just stops to answer nature's callings. So far, we've done pretty well.

Our strategy revolves around 2 teams of drivers, one team drives while the other sleeps. Each person puts in a 5-hour stint behind the wheel and then switches. Everyone does a total of two 5-hour sessions, and we're basically home. Starbucks Double Shot Espressos have become part of our daily diet during these drives. We will probably be driving through all of Tennessee tonight. At this pace, we should be back in NYC tomorrow afternoon!