Traveling in our Coach
Tuesday morning, October 29, 2013
I thought I would write a quick update on what we have been doing and where we are this morning.
We left the KOA in Colorado City, CO yesterday morning around 9:00am after a relaxed breakfast. We pulled into a gas station, just before entering the interstate, to top off our tank. Price was $3.6099 a gallon. If I remember correctly last year when we left, in the middle of October, the price was $4.39.
We drove 111 miles to Capulin, NM and stayed at the Capulin RV Park. This is a one or two night RV park, friendly owners, and just 3 miles from the Capulin Volcano National Monument.
This National Park is well worth a visit!! I took a ton of photos and after downloading them , I will show you what this area looks like.
Currently, we are traveling east on 64 toward Dalhart, TX. Our plan is to stop at Lake Rita Blanco Park (use to be a state park) to see if we can see migrating birds. Our ride today is 100 miles. Tough day.
Sorry no photos, but hopefully tonight I can post some. We took a ride at sunset last night and the setting sun was awesome!
I wish everyone a joyful day!
“Life’s pleasures are all about the Journey”
Our plans included starting our 2013/2014 winter season today for two reasons:
~First, according to the weather forecasters, old man winter is suppose to pay Loveland a visit on Monday or Tuesday. They are predicting cold temperatures and snow. Time to leave!
~Second, we were just not ready to leave on Saturday.
We wanted to leave Loveland prior to this Canadian Winter Storm hitting our area, so departure day was today. We knew a Broncos game would begin, in Denver, around 2:00pm and we didn’t want to get caught up in the traffic it would generate. So we had no choice, get up early and travel through Denver beating the traffic.
Up at six (way too early for us) and on our way after running through hooking up the tow car, which we hadn’t done since April. Plus, checking all other items like tire pressure, lights, brakes, CB radio and the list goes on. Check, re-check! Routine kicked in and everything was completed with no problems. So off we went
We breezed through Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo, thank goodness for Sunday mornings and people sleeping late. Traffic was minimal.
It is a convenient and pleasant place to spend our first night on the road. Stopping here for one night gives us a chance to relax a bit after a hectic time of getting ready to leave home for six months.
We pulled into the KOA around noon, ate a nice lunch, took a few walks with the doggies, rearranged some things in the coach and just enjoyed the day.
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Viewing last evening’s Moon gave me the inspiration for this poem. I used images, from my archives; these were taken on March 26, 2013 at South Llano State Park, Junction, TX.
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Always wishing for clear, dark skies!
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By Sheila: September 17, 2013
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