Starting Mileage Raton: 11,007
Ending Mileage arriving Santa Fe, NM: 11,183
Miles Driven: 176
Avg. MPG: 7.9
Gas Price: $3.49--Santa Fe, NM
Overnight: Santa Fe, New Mexico
Trailer Ranch RV Park
Travel Day
This morning after filling up with gas, we were off and running. No breakfast--just breakfast bars.
At our first rest stop, which had limited parking, we noticed an RV from Indiana that was stopped in front of us. (More on this later.)
The terrain today was mostly downhill again until we got closer to Santa Fe.
Neither of us felt very well today, so we decided to stop and a roadside picnic area and fix some soup for lunch. This roadside rest was very desolate and we were the only car there. We were somewhat nervous because you never know if someone will pull up and decide that we are an easy mark. Dave brought his switchblade knife with him to the RV, so we felt a little safer.
As I was cooking the soup, the RV from Indiana pulled in to eat their lunch as well. They left before we did because we were into detailed food preparation!
We did have a little uphill drive when we neared Santa Fe. In those hills, we were amused to see many cars parked along the freeway with their occupants crawling under nearby tall bushes, known as Pinon trees. It seems that the Pinon nuts are ready for harvest. I was surprised that they could just stop and park along the freeway without getting ticketed.
As we neared Santa Fe, we began to see the Southwestern Adobe styles houses in proliferation. I know this type of house fits well in the Santa Fe area, but they are just not our cup of tea. If you have never seen them in abundance, here's a couple of pictures.
We arrived at the campground about 3 PM. I had called ahead and obtained the last full hookup site available. It was quite crowded, but there were no children milling about as this is a "55+" only park.
As I entered the office to check in, a woman was finishing her check-in. She turned to me and said, "Aren't you the folks from Georgia that we have been playing leap-frog with all day today?"
Of course, we were. And, would you believe they were our next door neighbors in the campground! Small world.
This campground offers a service called the "marriage saver." While one person is checking in at the office, the driver of the rig is escorted by a staff member who completely directs the driver into their site. So, after I finished checking us in, we were already parked. Kind of a unique service.
Dave and I rested and napped this afternoon. We will tackle downtown Santa Fe tomorrow. I was looking forward to some Southwestern Mexican, but knew our tummies would object!
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