Day 3 - leaving from Texas

Since we had such a late night (didn't arrive at the campground until 8:30 p.m.), we decided that we wouldn't rush around in the a.m. Got on the road at 9:10 a.m.. The Princess says we have about 300 miles until we reach Albuquerque. Hopefully we'll be riding by late afternoon. It's cloudy, which is perfect for driving in the motor home. For those of you who don't know what our home away from home looks like, here it is, all 63'.







Edith wanted to know what scenery is passing. Here's a picture of the alternative energy windmills we saw in Oklahoma. As I see more to take, I'll keep adding. You keep reading





Well, it was a long haul across Texas and halfway into New Mexico. Thought we'd never get there. It got a lot more hilly as we made our way to Albuquerque. But, we made it (and so did the bikes). In fact, we're getting ready to ride somewhere. Will post more tonight (with pics).


Since the boys were couldn't wait to get on the road with the bikes, we didn't take as much time as we should have to look at a map. In fact, we didn't even look at a map, did we?? Some guy at the campground mentioned that we should ride up Rt 550 to some pueblos, so off we went. As we kept going, there was a HUGE black cloud over us and was quite windy. Fortunately, we didn't get too much rain. Just enough to make us stop and put our rain gear on. Unfortunately, Brenda's bike was acting up, coughing and sputtering. So we decided we better get back to the campground so that the SL Shuff Garage (that's Stanley Lewis Shuffstall Garage) could take a look at her.


Lou worked on Bren's bike and then they took a short ride to see if his work paid off. Peg and BIll road to a Mexican restaurant that Peg ate at when she was here last year for her conference. Then they road to Old Town Albuquerque and walked around.

Lou thinks that Bren's bike doesn't like the altitude here in NM.We'll see how she works when we make our way on several trails tomorrow. More on that tomorrow.


The picture with the 4 yahoos is the cabin that Bill & Peg stay in while Lou, Denise & Bren stay in the motor home.

In the background of Bill's picture are the Sandia Mountains.