After quite a while not taking Little Al on the road, we thought it would be a great time to escape the Texas chill down and head west to warmer temps. Although he was a little upset for us leaving him so long, mainly because of the pigeon poo down his back, he was more than excited to hit the open road.
So on Tuesday it was “off we go” with no idea where we are going (we have ideas), where we will stay (there’s always Wal-Mart), how long we will be gone (best part of retirement) or what we will do (it will include hiking I’m sure).
We landed last night in Carlsbad, NM. We visited the area in 2020 but didn’t want to get “The Covid” so unfortunately we did not get to see the Caverns. Wow, what a miss. Today we spent over 4 hours there exploring on our own then getting a tour by Ranger Adaire deeper into the bottom. His nerd geology jokes and little tidbits about the history of the Caves were truly enlightening and made the tour a highlight.
Since we are so close to Guadalupe Mountains National Park we finished the day driving there to check it out. It was pretty cold and rainy when we arrived so not much to report…but…Joanie did get her National Parks Passport stamped. Winner.
Tomorrow to Tucson…need to find a place…
McGaffs On The Fly 