From Volcanos to Volcanic Heat

Sunday, July 13, 2014

Today,we got up early and got going. We were trying to coordinate eating lunch with relatives in Amarillo, but because of the time change, we knew we needed to get started quickly. We pulled out of the park about 7:45am (mountain time).

Eileen (on the sign) at Capulin RV Park, Capulin, NM

Eileen with Capulin Volcano in the background, visible from the RV Park.

We made good time and ended up going to my relative’s house for lunch, right at 12 noon (central time). It was about 90 degrees, but partly cloudy. We had a nice visit, and the kittles got to explore their house for a bit.

We pulled out about 1:30pm, on the road again. We stopped at the edge of town and fuelled up again, but only about half the big tank this time. Clouds were around for much of the drive, until we stopped at the big rest stop near Claude. Then it seemed we drove out of the clouds, and the temps started to climb. We made another stop along the way, at the Pecan Valley store in Chillecothe, to get some treats. By the time we got to Vernon, TX, our decided stop for the day, it was 102 degrees!

We stopped at one of our previous parks of choice, the Rocking A RV Park. They always seem to have sites available. It looks like a former KOA that has seen better days, but it is an easy in-and-out park close to the highway, and next to a WalMart, if you need anything. The lady that checked us in was very nice, and escorted us to our site. It didn’t take us long to get set up, but it took a little time to get the rig cooled down! We sat under the AC dump vent for a while to cool us off.

We then ate leftover lunch pizza that our relatives had sent along with us. It was a good, quick and easy meal. I worked on some work, and the blog for a while before hitting the hay. I know it wasn’t too long or hard a drive, but we are wiped out again. Tomorrow, we’ll head for home.

What a great trip, despite the hiccups along the way.