Well hello again,
Back to trying to get caught up with our trip news. We spent the last 3 days in Carlsbad, New Mexico.
Arrived on Thursday. We got to the camp ground early afternoon and set up. That was after getting into town on fuel fumes. It's a pain when the fuel warning sounds and dashboard words telling you that it's 50 miles to empty and it's sooo smart it keeps telling you that you have 40, 30, 20 miles to empty. As if I didn't know it!!! Well we made it and for fuel for top $ and then drove 5 miles to the campground seeing at least six places for cheaper fuel. Just venting. We went to town and found a quilt shop and got some MORE fabric and had a great chat with the girls that work there. We found a pizza place that looked sketchy but had been recommended as being ok. They had a buffet special and it was awesome, we even had pizza dessert pizza, wow the cinnamon and sugar!! back for a quiet nite in our “house” Friday we moved the RV to a repair shop next door to the campground for them to do a brake, axle, and bearing inspection, while we went to Carlsbad caverns. The caverns were amazing. It's a big hole in the ground that you walk down into to 750 feet below the surface. Linda is quite nervous about heights and had a tough time on the ride into the cavern state park, as the road had some steep drop offs. She saw a lot of the front seat cushion. You all should be very supportive of my wonderful wife as she walked all the way down into the cavern by staying on the inside of me and hanging on to me and the railing, when there was one. SHE DID IT!!! I am so proud of her!!! My arm still has the grip marks but she did it. The caves were spectacular. We walked over three miles into the earth and saw all they had to offer.
Its Linda now. Yes, I made it, but the ride down, I just kept my head down and didn't bother to look at all the wonderful views that Russ told me about. I'm much better off that way.
Saturday, Russ spoke to some fellow campers in the campground who suggested that we go to Sitting Bull Falls. We had seen a little about it, and it didn't seem that interesting. Fortunately they recommended it. We drove approximately 35 miles outside of town, through nothing but range land, and mountains, seeing no people and some cows-and very few vehicles going either way. Got to the falls, and walked just a short way from the parking lot. Its a flume of water that comes out of the top of a high hill (low mountain) and just pours over the side creating pools of water in different spots, and just a very pretty place. The sun was out and it was beautiful so we just sat there for quite a while, enjoying the sun and the people around. Its been so much fun just chatting with different folks to find out where they are from and what places they recommend us going to. Of course we have our recommendations also.
When we got back into Carlsbad, we were looking for someplace for lunch. Unfortunately it was late for lunch and early for dinner, but one place was having wine tasting. Why not! We didn't stay long, but I tasted the wine and Russ & I laughed at some of the people. You know how I like my wine-with ice cubes when necessary, often times from the box and often. I really can't distinguish the oak, the pepper, the individual fruits, but this one guy had to get a larger glass for his nose. We left, but we are laughing about his nose!
Dinner was at Chilis last night and we've been staying away from places we have at home, but the town seems to close up at 4:00 PM.
Today we travelled to Las Cruces, NM. Had to go back into TX and then the outskirts of El Paso. Took the 375N Loop around El Paso. That was as high as the elevation up to the Caverns. Fortunately, no severe drop offs so I was okay. We were about 35 miles from Las Cruces, just getting onto I-10 when we got a flat tire on the camper. It was on Russ's side, and there was no way he could change the tire out on the 'breakdown' lane of I-10. We drove a short ways to a parking lot and he changed it there. So tomorrow we are buying a spare tire and having an oil change on the truck. Good thing we are staying here two nights! Oh, and there has been a wind storm blowing all the sand around-and there's lots of sand. We are having fun-doesn't it sound like it!
Love to all-linda
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