At about 8:30, Sasha and Donna went out for a morning walk. Sasha could just barely stand up, and Donna was bundled from head to toe. Did I mention that the temp was 42 deg F? After a short, but necessary trip to the dog park, they both returned to a rockin' and rollin' motorhome for a cup of coffee (for D) and a bowl of food (for the Princess). We debated the merits of our drive and finally decided to go for it.
The wind was blowing out of the northeast, so we had a bit of a tailwind today. We also had the benefit of what Newmar calls Comfort Drive, a computer assisted steering system from TRW Corp, and used on high-end coaches like Newell, as well as the top tier of Newmar motorhomes. Let me tell you....what a great invention! Other than dealing with sudden gusts of wind or diving behind an overpass, the driving was essentially a one-finger exercise as we would expect in normal driving. The computer does all the compensating necessary to maintain an effortless drive.
Two hundred seventy four miles west, after driving through Tucumcari and not much else, we bailed off of I-40 onto US285 and slid into Santa Fe.
On our way, the landscape changed from the High Plains to Mesalands. East Texas is much like you would expect...miles and miles of miles and miles.
Ya gotta give NM credit...they do know how to provide a warm welcome!
Then back to more of the same!
There is a very good reason that the speed limit is 75! We didn't drive that fast (much), but others did, and occasionally added a bit.
What can I say? It's beautiful in its own way, no?
We have found a site in Los Suenos de Santa Fe RV Park. "Dreams" indeed....The Albuquerque Balloon Festival is next week, and rv sites are getting hard to come by. We had a spot reserved in a little town called Bernalillo, NM, but found that it would be way to far away from Santa Fe, the object of our stop, so we called around and found this park. It's an older park, with narrow sites and marginal electricity (read 50 amp service has been dropped from a pole sometime and is on the wrong side of the coach). When we checked in, staff informed us that "our" site had been given to someone else. Uh-oh. We were finally placed in a site, but informed that we would have to move tomorrow. Now wait a minute....at $45 a night in a site where I don't have a correct electrical connection, I have to move because someone else screwed up? Apparently the answer is yes, so we will. Note to self: Don't come to Los Suenos next time!
All of that was wiped away by the awesome sunset. In spite of the wind, the miles, the less than desirable rv park, we love the desert and it's beauty. We have plans to explore more of the area over the next few days, so stay tuned!
In honor of Arnold Palmer. The Perfect Athlete, The Perfect Time, The Perfect Game. We'll miss you Arnie.
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