Apr 10th to 12th - to New Mexico

Apr 10^th – Wed – to Williams

We got a reasonably early start for the drive to Williams AZ to meet our friends Bill & Georgia and Lonnie & Cindy.  We got fuel before we set up at the Grand Canyon Railway RV park and I caught up my blog.  We went for a short walk but it was so cold & windy we decided to hibernate until the others returned about 6 from a train ride to the Grand Canyon.

Georgia had put a roast & veggies in the crock pot so we joined them all for dinner.  We had lots of catching up to do and shared lots of laughs as usual. 

Apr 11^th – Thurs – to Sky City Casino

After returning keys and getting copies of bills, we were on I40 heading east around 8:30.  Lonnie & Bill had to get fuel and knew of a convenient station at Flagstaff.  We were moving along quite well with our little caravan until Bill blew a tire on his 5^th wheel about 30 miles west of Gallup NM.  The three guys changed it in short time and now we were looking for tire shops.  We stopped at WalMart in Gallup but they didn’t have the right tires.  Lonnie & Cindy needed a few groceries so Bill & Georgia headed to a shop recommended by a clerk in WalMart and we waited to show L&C where to go once they got through the horrendous check-out lines.  When we parked across the street, the tire shop employee was just pulling out the jacks and Bill had 2 new tires.  But now we all needed fuel so we ended up at one station and the others at a different one.  We finally all got together and went to Sky City Casino RV park at exit 102 on I40.

We waited in a line to register, set up but did not unhook and took a shuttle to the casino to have dinner.  First we all got player’s cards and $2 off coupons for the buffet which was next.  We all got free play on our cards so we hit the casino next.  We are the only real gamblers so the others caught a shuttle back and we stayed longer.  Terry ended up winning enough to cover my losses and pay for dinner.  We set our clocks ahead an hour today so it was hard to get to sleep.

Apr 12^th – Fri – to Alamogordo

We caught the shuttle at 8 to have breakfast at the casino.  First we had to get replacement players’ cards to get coupons for specials so we didn’t get back until almost 9.  Then Bill & Lonnie had to get fuel so it was after 9:30 by the time we hit the road.

We continued on I40 to Hwy 6 which makes an angle to I25 south.  The first half of Hwy 6 was really bumpy but luckily it smoothed out for last 16 miles.  We all got fuel at Carrizozo and pulled into Boot Hill RV park just north of Alamogordo about 2.

After we set up, the guys tried to fix our CB which quit working this morning and I thawed chicken thighs and got them in the crock pot for dinner.  Then we all went in our truck to White Sands National Monument.  We watched a short film in the visitor center and then drove into the sand dunes.  Lonnie, Cindy, Georgia & I took off our shoes & socks and climbed a dune just because we could.  We stopped on the way back to check out a metal cactus for Georgia and got a couple of plugs to fix the CB.

Georgia added a salad for dinner, Cindy brought fruit and cake and I made noodle from a package so we had a good dinner without anyone working too hard.  We made reservations for an RV park for tomorrow and everyone left by 8 as we are going to get an early start tomorrow.