Saturday, Evelyn did the laundry and we got the inside of the rig cleaned up from the rally. We only had rain one day, the first day, and the rest was dry and dusty. The wind blows all the time and there is dust in the air, so you never get through cleaning. 
While at Gila Bend we saw a couple of other rigs that were at the rally as well. One was the gal that sells Mary Kay products. We also discovered that the batteries were dead, or nearly so, in the van. We put the charger on and left it on overnight and it started alright. When we left we stopped at the Wal-Mart in Casa Grande and had them checked.. One was alright and the other needed to be replaced. They were quite busy and after about 3 hours got the replacement installed. When we checked out, it was under warranty and did not cost anything. What a break. I
did get a haircut and Evelyn got some groceries and we got back on the road.
There is not any roads that go east and west other than I10. It is a boaring road with lots of traffic. Between Phoenix and Tucson, it is 3 lanes wide, both ways. With a 75mph speed limit for cars and trucks, things are really moving.
We spent the night in a vacant lot behind Gas City, a large truck stop that has a large paved area for parking RV's and semi rigs. A bit noisy, but we managed. A bit cool in the morning, but the furnace took care of that. It was off to Deming, NM and the Dream Catcher RV Park.
We had followed clouds all day and as we came into Deming, the streets were still wet from the rain and you could see the snow on the mountains. We spent the night and it got down to 32 degrees and thankfully we had electricity so the electric heater really came in handy during the night hours.
We were needing fuel so we checked the prices as we came thru Deming and when we got to the RV park it was $3.29/gal. We had seen it on the other end of town at $2.73, so it was back through town for fuel then back to the park for the night.
We got a fairly early start and headed for ElPaso on I10. right through town and we just kept moving and covered almost 300 miles for the day. However, we did detour a bit from I10 and went south toward the Rio Grande and picked up sr 20. A nice blacktop road that followed the valley. Lots of irrigation and crops growing and being planted. One of the big ranches was named Border Land Ranch. Not sure I would like living that close to the Mexican border, but apparently they do not mind. The road finally ended at I10 and so it was back to the rat race. Speed limits in Texas are 80mph for cars and 75mph for trucks and 65mph at night for both. Do they really fly around you when you are not traveling at nearly that speed.
We spent the night at Saddle Mountain RV Park and truck stop. It is near the town of Balmorhea, TX. a really nice park with all pull through and very well landscaped areas between the spaces. Not really handicapped accessible as you could get the lift out and down but no room to get off the end due to the rocks and cactus, however, a nice park anyway.
Our photos are of the Bowlin's Continental Divide gift shop, (tourist trap) and restaurant. It was only about 5 miles from the real Continental Divide, but close enough, I guess. We did see two or three other places, tourist traps, that also had the name of Bowlin on the sign boards. The second one is from the Dream Catcher RV Park in Deming, NM. New snow on the mountain, as the gal at the office said it had all melted before last night. The third photo is of the nicely landscaped areas between the spaces at Saddle Mountain RV Park.
We are currently in Odessa, TX at the county fair grounds. A nice paved spot with electric. water and dump is available. We will be here until Friday am when we go to Midland for the hamfest on Saturday.
While at Gila Bend we saw a couple of other rigs that were at the rally as well. One was the gal that sells Mary Kay products. We also discovered that the batteries were dead, or nearly so, in the van. We put the charger on and left it on overnight and it started alright. When we left we stopped at the Wal-Mart in Casa Grande and had them checked.. One was alright and the other needed to be replaced. They were quite busy and after about 3 hours got the replacement installed. When we checked out, it was under warranty and did not cost anything. What a break. I
did get a haircut and Evelyn got some groceries and we got back on the road.There is not any roads that go east and west other than I10. It is a boaring road with lots of traffic. Between Phoenix and Tucson, it is 3 lanes wide, both ways. With a 75mph speed limit for cars and trucks, things are really moving.
We spent the night in a vacant lot behind Gas City, a large truck stop that has a large paved area for parking RV's and semi rigs. A bit noisy, but we managed. A bit cool in the morning, but the furnace took care of that. It was off to Deming, NM and the Dream Catcher RV Park.
We had followed clouds all day and as we came into Deming, the streets were still wet from the rain and you could see the snow on the mountains. We spent the night and it got down to 32 degrees and thankfully we had electricity so the electric heater really came in handy during the night hours.
We were needing fuel so we checked the prices as we came thru Deming and when we got to the RV park it was $3.29/gal. We had seen it on the other end of town at $2.73, so it was back through town for fuel then back to the park for the night.
We got a fairly early start and headed for ElPaso on I10. right through town and we just kept moving and covered almost 300 miles for the day. However, we did detour a bit from I10 and went south toward the Rio Grande and picked up sr 20. A nice blacktop road that followed the valley. Lots of irrigation and crops growing and being planted. One of the big ranches was named Border Land Ranch. Not sure I would like living that close to the Mexican border, but apparently they do not mind. The road finally ended at I10 and so it was back to the rat race. Speed limits in Texas are 80mph for cars and 75mph for trucks and 65mph at night for both. Do they really fly around you when you are not traveling at nearly that speed.
We spent the night at Saddle Mountain RV Park and truck stop. It is near the town of Balmorhea, TX. a really nice park with all pull through and very well landscaped areas between the spaces. Not really handicapped accessible as you could get the lift out and down but no room to get off the end due to the rocks and cactus, however, a nice park anyway.
Our photos are of the Bowlin's Continental Divide gift shop, (tourist trap) and restaurant. It was only about 5 miles from the real Continental Divide, but close enough, I guess. We did see two or three other places, tourist traps, that also had the name of Bowlin on the sign boards. The second one is from the Dream Catcher RV Park in Deming, NM. New snow on the mountain, as the gal at the office said it had all melted before last night. The third photo is of the nicely landscaped areas between the spaces at Saddle Mountain RV Park.
We are currently in Odessa, TX at the county fair grounds. A nice paved spot with electric. water and dump is available. We will be here until Friday am when we go to Midland for the hamfest on Saturday.
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