I usually make hotel reservations while
we’re on the road. I turn my phone into
a hotspot, connect to the web on my computer and see what’s available down the
road. I know I can do it on my phone but the small screen isn’t as easy to
navigate as the computer screen.
When I made our hotel reservation for the
Best Western in Deming, NM, I knew this was the same Best Western we’d stayed
at last year. But there was a definite sense of déjà vu when we walked into our
room. Turns out the king bed, no smoking
room was the exact same one as last year…Room #113. And having stayed here before, I knew that the
waffles would have the BW monogram and frankly, was looking forward to having
one for breakfast this morning. But
alas, it was not to be…the BW waffle machine broke and was replaced with a
plain waffle machine. I choose to have eggs and sausage instead. 😋
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Saw miles of railroad ties laying along the
tracks in New Mexico, parallel to I-10. Kim guessed that a tie replacement
project was underway. The track was less
than 100 feet from the highway with a frontage road between and I really wanted
to stop and take a quick peek. But there
was a pesky fence between the highway and the frontage road so I took Kim’s
advice and turned to YouTube instead. Turns out there’s lots of videos on the
subject. Watched a couple of short videos of both wooden and cement ties being
replaced. Can’t imagine how this was done before the invention of the machinery
that was being used. Interesting stuff
to watch!
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We’re back in the Land of the Dust Storm
with signs along the road advising what to do should a person be caught in one. We have been in a dust storm in the past and
it’s as disorienting as being caught in a sudden whiteout in a snowstorm. But
today all was clear on the road to Picacho.
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While
we’ve been keeping our windshield clean, both inside and out, the rest of our
rig has been still wearing its Michigan salt layer. We knew that Picacho has a
truck wash but we also knew from experience that there’s a mind numbing wait so
that was going to be our last resort.
However, from Tucumcari onward we couldn’t find an easily accessible car
wash that was tall enough for the camper. So, Picacho truck wash it was. As expected, we waited in line for over an
hour to have our rig spiffed up so it wouldn’t look so nasty when we pulled up
to the campground office. All total the
experience took over 90 minutes. But the
bonus of waiting was that I was able to walk over to Hot Dogs Alvarado to get
us a late lunch. Two hot dogs with
everything, please!
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Arrived at the KOA at about 4:30, checked in
at the office saying a quick hello to Ryan and Felicia before heading to site
#59, our home base for the next 5 to 6 weeks.
Got most of the set-up done before dark; everything seems to be in working
order except possibly the fridge. Not
sure about that yet. All surfaces have
been wiped down and the floor’s been mopped. We have no food, but we do have
some trail mix and mandarin oranges which along with the hot dog we had earlier
will have to suffice for now.
The temperature was in the 70s upon our arrival
and I was most certainly overdressed in jeans and a long-sleeved black shirt. Rumor has it that tomorrow is supposed to be
colder (in the 50s), rainy and windy…very windy. Let the good times begin!!
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