Albuquerque

We just can't seem to get gone from Albuquerque... had to have the a/c condenser job finished here at Freightliner truck center (the small shop in Gallup didn't have the freon to charge the system).  Also spent a day at Camping World for miscellaneous fixes and repairs.

So .... we took the opportunity to SHOP while waiting for the coach :) 
Sam's for paper products, Petsmart for Toby's special dogfood, Walmart for bottled water ..... and on and on.  Todays excitement was chasing a hot air balloon until he landed, then watching them fold the balloon and put it away.   There were eleven balloons in the air when we came out of Denny's this morning, two landed on a nearby golf course, but a third one drifted past the golf course and into a small neighborhood playground .... he landed in a cul-de-sac as neat as could be.  I was amazed: he missed a golf course but set it down in a 50' radius circle with houses all around !
The balloon fiesta is officially over but there have been a good number of balloons over town every day.
By the way, that Balloon Field where they launch is the size of 54 football fields ..... (said so in the paper).

We are dry camping for the second straight nite in the Camping World parking lot.  There is a security patrol here all nite; and probably about 6 coaches here with the people spending the nite in them .... but about 20 or so sitting here waiting for parts or whatever. We met two ladies who caravan together full time, but they EACH have their own motorhome.  They have known each other for 40 years, and now are single empty nesters.  They tried traveling together in one motorhome for one year ..... and decided they each needed their own space; so one bought another motorhome and they still travel together.   The 3 of us got quite a chuckle out of that.  One good thing about our coach being so large, we really do have enough space to stay out of each others hair (mostly) :)

We will head for Houston Thursday or Friday.
Later,
Marilyn