We slept in after arriving in the wee hours. Then we sat outside and enjoyed our coffee. There is a diner here on the property and the smell of bacon and pancakes was so profound that we had to go in and get breakfast. It was yummy.
Afterward we came back, packed up and hit the road. We have a 6 hour drive today to Albuquerque.
The drive was uneventful. Bella and I stopped a couple times for potty stops and snacks.
I got to Kirtland Air Force Base and checked out the RV Park. It was full. I asked about going out to the overflow and to storage and was told "wherever you can find a spot". There really weren't any spots. The overflow spots were to short and storage was full. We ended up snuggling up to a stored trailer and only put our kitchen and bed out. We sat outside enjoying a beverage and then a salad and then went to bed early. We were pretty tired actually from the night before.
Wednesday, 3 May:
We got up, made some coffee on the stove and sat outside while enjoying it. We were deciding where to go today. It is 8 hours to Oklahoma City. Neither of us really wanted to drive that long. It is 4 hours to Amarillo, Texas and 6 hours to Altus, OK. So, we finally decided we would go to the Elks in Amarillo and depending how we felt when we got there we would either stay or continue on to Altus. Then, depending on how we felt we would either stay or continue on to Oklahoma City.
Well, the decision was made for us. About an hour into the drive, and funny thing, usually I go on ahead after I catch him on the road, but today when I caught up to him I just snuggled in behind him and followed, anyway he called me and something is very wrong with the truck. It is chugging and he thinks there is something wrong with the transmission. I told him we should find an RV park and and park the rig and then figure out what is wrong with the truck. So, the closest place which was another 30 min up the road was Santa Rosa, NM.
We pulled into Santa Rosa RV campground and told him we were having issues with the truck and we would probably need to stay a couple nights. He told us there was no place in town that worked on diesel engines or transmissions and Albuquerque was the best bet. So, we settled into the camp spot, jumped back into the vehicles and drove back to Albuquerque. The truck was still having issues, but worked much better without having to haul the RV.
We found a transmission place that was recommended and left the truck with them and then drove back to Santa Rosa.
We decided to look for a Visitor Center to get an idea of what might be around. We never did find the visitor center, but we found some signs directing us to "The Blue Hole" Hmm We must check this out. We found a very cool big lake in the middle of a park that had a circular slide going into it and a pier with a diving board on the end of it. That was pretty cool, then we saw another sign for "The Blue Hole" so we followed it. Wow! The Blue Hole is amazing.
People swim here; they dive or jump off those rocks. Some people scuba dive here. The water is amazingly clear and pretty and completely replaces itself every 6 hours. It is apparently one of seven sister lakes connected underground by a vast system of water. It was really pretty.
We drove around town a bit more and tried to check out power dam and river, but never really found them.
We went back to the RV and then decided we needed to get some more steps for our 10,000 so we off. Rob, naturally, knew there was a golf course around the corner and he wanted to check it out. He said an arial view of it shows only green greens, no green fairways. That sounds kind of odd.
We did find it on our walk. It is pretty rustic. There were about 5 men sitting around drinking beer after their round, but no one inside.
We continued our walk heading back up to the main road. This town is definitely a stop over. There are two truck stops and about 5 hotels. There are a couple restaurants, a small grocery store, and not a whole lot else.
On our way back we came upon a historical marker.
This is Santa Rosa.
We went back to the Rig and sat outside enjoying the eve. That did not last for very long though. The wind come up with a vengeance and sent us scrambling inside. It was really cold.
We watched TV for a bit and then went to bed.
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