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October 5 – Bill got up at 3AM because he thought he heard something outside.  I got up with him and there was an RV parked in front of us and one behind.  Not sure if that’s what he heard.  We took a minute to look at the sky as the clouds had cleared from when we looked before going to bed.  It was so beautiful.  Huge stars lit up the sky!  That’s what we expect to see when we get to Marfa in a week!  We went back to bed and I got up at 7 and Bill got up at 8.  There wasn’t a lot to get ready to pull out once we had a bit of breakfast.

We saved about 50 miles by taking a cut off from Deming to Hatch where we hit I-25 north.  Carole showed Bill where it was on the map.  Only 2 lanes but super smooth and nice drive and not much traffic.  The main street was lined with Ad

memorabilia.  Bill got some photos when I pulled off the road.  Hatch is also know for its chilis and there were lots of ristras hung at shops along the road also.

Today we didn’t have an exact plan when we left.  Since we will be in Albuquerque with water and electric only for 5 nights, I wanted a full hook up tonight to get the bedding all done and the rest of our laundry so we’d be fine until we left there.  Bill’s first call was too close to Albuquerque as they were full.  He left a message at one place that didn’t call back and he found a spot in Truth or Consequences.  It is a full hook up pull thru for $35.  That’s a deal!  Once we arrived they took Passport America and it was only $14.50.  That’s a REAL deal!  Most of the sites are full time spots and the RVs look a little worn but he keeps 6 – 8 larger pull thru spots for over nighters.  Later in the day there was another big rig behind us.

We had lunch in and then made a run to Wal-Mart for a few things.  I needed ice trays as the icemaker overflows into the ice bucket because the slide is tilted.  We end up with a big ice slab in the bottom.  Only got a few grocery items til I can get to a regular grocery.  Looks like I need some meat!  Not much in the freezer but sausage, a pot roast and a cube steak!  That Wal-Mart had covered parking all out front and then I realized it was solar panels.  What a unique and smart thing to do!

We spent a good part of the afternoon cleaning and doing laundry.  The tech who did our radiator left some grease spots on the carpets and the cover of the driver’s seat, so I got those cleaned.  The floors were a mess so I cleaned those and Bill did the windshield inside and the dash.  I did 3 loads of wash and Bill folded.  We took the drawers out of the kitchen counter and got our 8-10 things that had fallen out of the back of the drawers.  I weeded some things out to maybe remedy the problem. 

The campground owner suggested a Mexican restaurant across the street so once we showered and dressed we headed there but it was closed.  I checked Yelp and found a home style place a couple of miles into town.  We both had chicken fried steak with mashed potatoes and white gravy!  We both chose the side salad as well and the meal also came with a veggie of the day – corn.  I passed on that.  It was so tasty and something that we don’t see or get very often.

It was dark when we got home.  Bill turned on the TV and made some brownies.  Then he did up the dishes from the day and the brownies.  I worked on the blog but the internet comes and goes so don’t know if I’ll get anything posted.

Time for reading a while, then on to Albuquerque and the Balloon Fiesta tomorrow!  Yee haa!!