April 7, 2021 Eastward HO!
Blaze In Saddle RV Park Tucumcari, New Mexico
It was 26 degrees this morning when I took my walk around the Home Depot, Walmart, and mall parking lots. Honestly, there was no wind and there was no humidity so it really wasn’t that cold. The sun was quickly warming the world around me.
We drove today on 40E for 315 miles. The drive was a little easier than yesterday, Tim could actually use the cruise control. My navigation skills are not being utilized…just drive on 40E and keep going!
We passed mesas and cliffs of colorful sandstone and lots of red rock country. We passed the lava flows of El Malpais National Monument. This is another area that we would love to explore someday. There is so much to see…we will never see it all!
A bunch of casinos along the way.
We haven’t explored too much of New Mexico. The prettiest parts are at higher elevations and in the northern portion of the state. It is on our list to come back when it is warm here. We could still see snow on the mountains!
Right now, our days are about chunking away the miles. We are hoping to have our slide-out covers repaired in Red Bay, Alabama and then we need to be in Atlanta by April 15th.
I walked speed laps at the rest stop while Tim ate his breakfast. It is hard to get all my steps in when we are driving all day.
The trees around Albuquerque had bright green buds and pretty pink blossoms. Spring is my absolute favorite time of the year.
The city has some of the prettiest bridges.
I took another walk once we were settled at the RV Park…I don’t want to lose all my positive momentum! The park sits right on Historic Route 66 and so I walked along the road for nostalgia…because I could!
I don’t have that much to say today but I am under intense pressure from my partner to summarize this trip with a montage of pictures…look for that in the days to come. That’s a project I can work on while I am riding.
