The coach was in and out of the shop in about 4 hours. We hit the road – again. As we began the long climb the engine temperature stayed right where we hoped and we crested the grade to Chiriaco Summit where we paused for lunch. With a fuel stop in Quartzsite we pulled into our favorite piece of desert, Hi Jolly, where we set up for the night.  In the morning it was a simple matter to pull in the slides, retract the levelers and keep on moving.

Mid afternoon we stopped at South Forty RV Ranch and did nothing but a bit of shopping while we took a down time. Other than missing our Tucson friends we were back on the schedule I had laid out months ago. The next day brought us into Las Cruces NM and Hacienda RV Ranch which is our new go to place in Las Cruces since Siesta has closed to short term stays. Assorted reactions to medicines resulted in our staying in Friday night with Miriam DG who had flown in from Los Angeles. Saturday was not very Shabbat like as we crammed in some touring of the area so Miriam could get an idea of what Las Cruces is like. 

Sunday, after a brief family Zoom and lunch with Leorah and Stu we headed out for a Sefardi concert at Temple Beth El. We met up with Leora and Stu again at the Temple. We had decided to double down on music so as 6 PM approached we ventured into Double Eagle Restaurant on Mesilla Square for a perfomrance of Cammerata Del Sol  string quartet founded in part by their daughter Amalia who is a splendid violinist. We said goodbye to Leorah and to Amalia who is off to a program in Israel this summer. 

We drove back to the coach where Miriam packed up almost everything in preparation for a shuttle pickup at 7 AM. Later that morning we rolled out for what is planned to be the shortest day of the trip, 90 mile to Tularosa Winery, a Harvest Host stop in Tularosa. I’ ll let you look it up on Google Maps for yourself if you are so inclined.

During the course of these days, Dan called a few times trying to catch us with a minute to talk. He finally caught us and got to tell his news, they have just bought 240 acres of good farm land on the otherside of the Blue Ridge from their current location. They have a long route to go to get from farm land to house and facilities for the horses. It will be fun for us to watch. I’m sure there will be a nice RV pad if we are still able to handle the coach.

Three days of nonstop rolling should have us in Kansas City area by the 12th. I am still attending various board meetings for Jojoba Hills as we keep rolling along.