The last few days of driving before home certainly make you want to get there fast. The great majority of West Texas, southern New Mexico, and south eastern Arizona (tomorrow) lacks in scenery and interest. Yesterday we stopped in Fort Stockton, which we have visited before. There are about three restaurants that we thought looked decent for dinner, but all were closed on Mondays. So, in anticipation of emptying our fridge at home, we had leftovers. It was an odd combination of egg salad, spaghetti, and chicken and zucchini stir fry! Oh well, Steve is always a good sport about what I toss onto his plate, and it filled the hole. We still have plenty of gin and tonic fixings, so all was good.
Our RV park for the night was an interesting one. It’s perched on top of a little knoll and has a view of the vast Texas desert. There were no trees, and the entire park was dirt and gravel. We had a gusty wind, so things were blowing around a bit. When we checked in, they gave us a goody bag which was a first. We got some Oreos, suckers, a bottle of water, and an American flag. They even escorted us to our site, which is only typically done in higher end resorts. The RV park was very well kept, and they had lots of games and things around. Two large TVs were hung under two pergolas, a pool, and lots of yard games like croquet, connect four, corn hole, giant chess, etc. There were also two dog runs and a walking path around the park. It was too warm to be outside as it was in the upper 90s, so no one was outside enjoying all the activities.
After a somewhat fitful night’s sleep on my part, we were up early and on our way before 8:00. We had another 5 hour drive so got to our next stop in Las Cruces, New Mexico pretty early. If we hadn’t been driving almost nonstop for the past three months, we might have pushed on. We are both fatiguing earlier in the day now, so it’s just safer to stop. It’s hard when you know you are going to be home tomorrow though! Tonight we are at a nice RV park we’ve stayed at before. There is a really nice winery and bistro about a 20 minute walk from here, but again it’s in the 90s. We could unhook the truck and drive, but… we’d have to unhook the truck. It’s not hard, and we’ve gotten very fast at it, but you do get a bit dirty and again, it’s kind of hot to be outside doing it. So, once again I will scrounge through the little bit I’ve got left in the fridge or freezer, and I think we’ll just stay in. Tomorrow we’ll be home!
