So we waited one whole day for a RV service guy to show up
and when he didn’t show up or call, we tried again. This time Joshua did show up, crawled under
the rig, removed some pieces, ordered parts from Dallas and returned 2 days
later and put some pieces back in all in the coldest 3 days of the year. Viola – it worked. We were good to go.
In the meantime we decided to go see some Christmas lights
in Carlsbad. In most cities you drive
around in your warm car and gawk. Not
here. In Carlsbad they do Christmas on
the Pecos River. You wait until dark and
get onto a pontoon boat with a bunch of other people and ride 2 miles downriver
and back looking at displays done by businesses and homes along the river. It was our last night in town and it just happened
to be the coldest night of the year.
Yes, 31 desert-freezing degrees and we were on a boat on the river.
I don't know what Intrepid Potash is but they had a nice display |
One lovely home on the Pecos River |
We survived and even enjoyed getting a taste
of yet another Christmas tradition in yet another town. But, as I said to the Navigator, we wouldn’t
even do this in Wisconsin!
From Carlsbad we drove to Las Cruces, NM, which requires
going to El Paso, TX and then back up to New Mexico. It’s a lovely drive over the Guadalupe
Mountains and we had plenty of time to enjoy the view as low clouds and hoar frost
at high elevations made the driving slow and interesting.
The road ahead in the Guadalupe Mountains |
Beautiful but scary hoarfrost |
In Las Cruces we enjoyed wine tasting,
especially at Rio Grande Winery. Every
once in a while we luck into a wine tasting where the owner/winemaker is behind
the counter and we get treated to a discussion with the expert and a specially
curated tasting. This was one of the
best we ever had and we left with half a case of wine, which is now stored under
the bed since the wine case in the storage bay is also full of wine. The challenge begins – can we drink enough to
stay ahead of our collecting and storage limitations.
From Las Cruces we moved to our current location is
Huachucha City, AZ, chosen for its proximity to Tombstone, Bisbee and other AZ
attractions. We’ll have 4 nights here
and then on to Tucson.
All photo credits to the Navigator.
Every once in a while we luck into a wine tasting where the owner/winemaker is behind the counter and we get treated to a discussion with the expert and a specially curated tasting. - - This sounds like the best. Carolyn and I wondered away from our yoga retreat in search of wine one night in California and encountered a very talkative owner expert who have me most of my wine education. But mostly I enjoyed tasting the differences between the wines grown in slightly different regions. My experience keeps reinforcing I don't have a very broad palate. And that wine should ONLY be made from grapes.
ReplyDeleteDouglas is where I used to live. Not a town one wants to visit. Much drug activity going on.
ReplyDeleteWe can certainly help you open up some space in the wine cabinet .....giggle
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