New Mexico

4/13/23

Just a quick update to say we made it to New Mexico, with the disabled car in tow 😏

The last 125 miles through Texas was, well, what one may expect… oil fields, large oil storage drums, power lines, oil fields, power lines, and did I mention there were oil fields?!? There was construction on route 285 for One hundred. Twenty. Five. Miles. Oh and yes, I was driving 🤪. This route was smooth but won’t make the list of scenic highways in America!

Made it to Carlsbad RV park where we apparently had a reservation for 4/13/2022 ( their mistake)! They were wonderful, moved a few things around and gave us a pull thru site so we didn’t have to unhook the car. Lovely!

4/14/23 day 12

When we arrived at the Carlsbad RV park yesterday, we arranged for a rental car so we could get around while we were here. After calling some transmission shops in Las Cruces, the rental company picked us up, rented us the car and we were off to see the Living Dessert Zoo and Garden State Park a few miles away. It’s a VERY blustery day and we are thankful we don’t have to drive the RV in this stuff!
The state park was really nice, lots of cactus and dessert plants, some in flower. We met a woman along the way, chatted with us and became our partner as we walked in the 1.3 mile path around the exhibits. We meandered for a couple hours, chatting and enjoying the company.

We needed a distraction. You see, as we pulled up to the state park lot, we got a call back from a transmission place in las cruces. The were able to fix our car while we were there…sounds like good news but did I mention it was to the tune of $7,400 !!
🤯🤯😬🤪🥲. I think NOT! So it looks like we are towing the disabled car All. The. Way. Home. At least that’s the way it looks now. We will see what the future brings.