Hatch and then Tucson

We headed south out of Socorro this morning. Actually got away about 9:30 this morning. That IS early for us, folks.

On the way to Tucson, we had to make the obligatory stop in Hatch, NM. You know, the home of the chili. As we approached Hatch (and as we left town), there were fields and fields of chilis. You could see the chilis from the highway..... bright yellow, red, and green. It was really lovely.

Anyway, we stopped at couple of the small shops in Hatch. They definitely aren't very fancy, but we did come away with some fresh red chili powder. Judy O tells me that it is the best for cooking. And on Ron's recommendation, we got some of the green chili salsa. Haven't tried it as yet, but anything with green chili is more than fine with me!

Now that I've mentioned green chilis, I have to backtrack and tell you about dinner last night. Afterall, our trips DO seem to revolve around food! On Ron and Judy O's recommendation, we went to a place called Frank and Lupe's El Sombrero in Socorro. Oh. My. God. It was good! I had some chicken enchiladas that were covered in a creamy poblana sauce. Dang, I wanted to lick the plate ... they were THAT good. Fortunately, I was able to restrain myself a little and had some yummy leftovers for dinner tonite.

We traveled our obligatory 5 to 6 hours today and got to Tucson this afternoon. Our RV park is actually an RV resort. And I DO mean resort! It is HUGE, about 1200 spaces. And the spaces are really close together. And there is hardly a tree in sight. But the amenities are amazing..... 9 hole par 3 golf course, 3 swimming pools, library, ballroom, ceramics shop, wood shop, silver shop, lapidary shop, billiards room, poker room, fitness center, sewing room, market, bar, restaurant..... I could go on and on.

I think that we are really gonna like this place for the next 3 days!

Cheers,

Dr J

One more from Socorro

I can't resist. One more photo from the RV park in Socorro. Right next to one of the abandoned cars (Max thinks it is a Mercedes), is what looks to be an old fashioned coffin! And no, I didn't look inside! :)

Socorro

Some will ask, why Socorro? Hmmmm, now that we are pulled onto our overnight spot, I'm beginning to wonder as well. This is a view from our door. There are 4, count 'me, 4 derelict old cars and 2 old trailers within our view. Not to mention the small front loader tractor that appears to have been abandoned several years ago while the driver was smoothing the gravel in the park. Interesting park.

To be fair, this is the view from our trailer back down towards the office. While it isn't beautiful, the park is serviceable. And..... Folks, there is a beauty parlor in the office. Seriously. There are two beauty parlor a chairs, sinks, and all the trappings. I kid you not.

So why Socorro? Well, the total trip time from Wichita to Tucson is about 17 hours. We decided to split it into three days of driving at around 6 hours each day. That meant Wichita to DalHart to Socorro to Tucson. Can't wait to get to our resort RV park tomorrow!

Cheers,

Dr J

Another thing about Dalhart

Okay, we learned a couple more things about Dalhart last night and this morning. First, there is a huge railyard right next to the RV park. Heck it runs the length of the town as far as we could see. Heard a lot of trains last night. Didn't bother me too much but Max says one was tooting its horn about 4 this morning. I didn't hear a thing. Grin.

We also realized that there are some humongo feedlots just outside of town. We suspected something like that when the storm that blew through yesterday evening changed the wind direction. My oh my, what a fragrant aroma! I was wondering why the folks next to us had their trailer all shut up tight and were running their AC. Except for the smell, it was a beautiful evening out.

Oh, and sometime during the drive yesterday, we discovered that Gabi doesn't like her harness. I mean she REALLY doesn't like it. She chewed completely through it in one place and most of the way through in another. See??!?!

Rotten dog.

On the road again today....

Cheers,

Dr J

The adventure continues.....

We traveled through 3 states today..... Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. And I have the numb butt to prove it! Grin. Okay, we didn't travel ALL the way through those states. If we had, we would still be on the road! We went southwest through Kansas, cut through the panhandle of Oklahoma, and stopped in the panhandle of Texas.

In case you are wondering, we are headed to Tucson. But we're gonna take our time getting there. Some wise and experienced rvers recommend that we limit our driving to 5 or 6 hours a day. So it will take us 3 days to get to Tucson. Oh well. When you are retired, it doesn't really matter how long it takes!

So we are spending the evening and night in Dalhart Texas. The park is a no frills place, but is very comfortable. And it DOES feel good to be out of the truck!

Cheers, Dr J

Floating the Day Away.....

The wind finally settled down today and the boats came out. It is good thing too as it was 104 here today. Floating in the lake (brrrr!) made it all bearable. Of course the cold Bud helped too. Grin.

One more nite around the campfire and then we head home.

And only 3 more weeks until the next adventure!

It Is All About the Food!

It IS all about the food. And we don't necessarily have to have our guys cooking it. There ARE some really great restaurants in El Do. Tonite is Mexican nite. Yummy. And then, of course, we will have to make the trek to Walmart afterwards. Do we know how to live or what?!? :)