Bummer !
We pulled out of our site at the Coachlight RV Park about 9:15 this morning, heading for Tucson, about 250 miles away. But our first stop was a Valero station about a mile and a half up the road.
I had done some checking on GasBuddy and found diesel just got more expensive the further west we went, so I took on a little over 100 gallons at 3.839 a gallon. The only problem was how slow the pump was, but we were back on the road by a little before 10, and on our way.
As we got to the top of the hill (Las Cruces sits in a valley several hundred feet below the Interstate) we started getting hit by a lot of wind. Not enough to cause the dust storms all the signs were warning us about, but it did make things interesting for a while.
Two hours later, coming into Lordsburg, we stopped for lunch at Kranberry’s Restaurant, where we’ve eaten several times before. The food is good, but even better they have a large parking lot that can handle RV’s with no problem.
After soup and sandwiches, we walked across the street to the Valero station and got us cappuccinos for the road. They had a new flavor, Mocha Cinnamon that was really good.
As far as the soup goes, I’m always amused at what some places called Chicken Tortilla Soup. Although what I had was good, it wasn’t Chicken Tortilla Soup.
Besides chicken, it had corn, carrots, celery and green beans. It also had some tortilla strips sprinkled on top, kind of as an afterthought. I figure tomorrow they’ll just leave off the tortilla strips and it will be on the menu as Chicken Vegetable Soup.
We got into the Pima County Fairgrounds a little before 4 pm, and found the place pretty full of RV’s. Don’t know what’s going on, but we ended up in the same site we were last year.
After getting set up and goofing off for a while, we headed over to Poco & Mom’s to meet our friends Al and Adrienne for dinner. They introduced us to this place a couple of years ago and we always eat here at least once when we’re in Tucson.
They really work some magic with the Hatch Green Chilies, very hot and spicy, and they make a great Chile Relleno too.
We’ve known Al and Adrienne since we met in Fairbanks, AK in 2008, and we try to get together whenever we can. We visited them this past summer when they were workamping in Cody, WY, and before that, in Westport, WA in 2010.
We headed home about 7:30 after saying our goodbyes. We’ll get to see them again next week at Nick Russell’s Gypsy Journal Rally in Yuma.
Now for the Bummer! part.
I think my Winegard Carryout Satellite Antenna may have died.
It’s been working flawlessly since I bought it last July, but the last couple of days it seemed to be taking longer and longer to find the satellite.
Then this afternoon it wouldn’t find it at all. In fact it’s not even trying to find it. Normally after you plug it in, you can hear the motor inside running as it lines up on the satellite. But now, nothing.
I check the power cord and it’s got 12.8 volts coming out so it’s OK. I guess I’ll call Winegard tomorrow and see what they say.
As I said, Bummer!
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Thought for the Day:
BUMMER!
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