We spent quite an interesting, but not restful, night in Post, TX.
The storms we had hoped to avoid by going so far west caught up with us about 10 p.m. We saw lightening and heard thunder, rain and HAIL! The hail stuck fear in our hearts; the camper manufacturer is out of business. How would we replace the big vent and skylight? Busted car and truck windows would crimp our plans to get to CA by May 27th. I quickly threw rugs and towels over the windshields and big vent. We sat and prayed we wouldn’t get the nickel to fifty-cent sized hail falling in the storms around us. We had a few episodes of combat boots stomping on our fiberglass roof, but no falling jeeps..
We must have done something right! I finally fell asleep at 2 a.m. after the storm warnings were cancelled. We got up bright and early and headed up towards Lubbock, TX and Santa Rosa, NM.
Along the way, we received some wonderful news! Don and Sharon Del Rosario read our blog from their Albuquerque, NM location and called to see if we could link up in Santa Rosa, NM. Isn’t that cool?
Sharon is my mentor for doing a blog. She is also my mentor for learning how to knit! I hope the blogging goes better than my limited knitting skills! Holes keep sneaking into my knitting projects, so you will understand if this blog has a few holes too!
Everything worked out perfectly. We met at the Santa Rosa Campground. I found it in the Escapees Discount Travel Guide so we received a 15% discount instead of just a 10% Good Sam discount.
We piled into their car, they have a BIG RV and don’t need to carry as much in their Honda CRV. Don drove us out to Santa Rosa State Park on Santa Rosa Lake. It was a bit disappointing to see a C.O.E. park managed by the NM State Parks. In addition to a daily camp fee of $14, they charge $5 a day per vehicle fee. RVers who tow cars instead of trailers get whacked by this regulation. Many state parks charge for both the RV and the towed car which makes the fees prohibitive in some states.
One of the city highlights was the Blue Hole located in the middle of town. Blue Hole is an artesian spring 81 feet deep with 3,000 gallons of water gushing out every minute. The water is so clear that it is used by local scuba divers. Those floaters are for staging platforms for the divers. It isn’t big, but it was quite unique!
Yesterday, May 13th, was my 66th birthday and we celebrated it with Don and Sharon on Route 66.
Another local treat was a church that had seen much better days as well as the little cemetery in front of the structure.
Sharon and I were taking photos when we looked down at this place marker….and noticed the date of death was May 13---May 13, 1910—exactly 100 years to the day earlier! It was a day full of good company and weird coincidences.
Tonight we are in a little, I mean little—just 22 sites, Escapees 50% Discount park. Root 66 Campground, Sun Valley, AZ (not a typo or cyber hole) is clean and neat with full hook-ups at $14.50, just what I like.
We shared the driving today. The constant side wind takes a toll on our arms hugging the steering wheel. Tomorrow on to Kingsburg, AZ or all the way to Lake Havasu City.
Carol, You're doing a wonderful job with your blogging! (I have to say that, since you named me as your mentor - ) We really enjoyed our time with you, and look forward to the next one, whenever that may be. And then we'll work on the knitting, maybe with a pattern that includes holes. Safe travels.
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