Thursday, November 28, 2019 Move to Deming, NM

Today Joani had me repeat yesterday's longer drive, this time 337.5 miles (97,148.5 total) to Deming, New Mexico. At least we finally exited Texas - that is one long drive through the Lone Star State. The rain had stopped and the day looked promising but we soon drove right into the clouds. I estimated our visibility was as little as 100 yards at times.

A few miles further down the road it was like another day; sunshine, mountains in the distance, blue sky and fluffy clouds.

It changed again before long as the clouds thickened and it began to rain for the remainder of our drive.

The Walmart in Deming worked out so well for us. We parked along a curb that allowed us to extend the bedroom slide - that always makes it more comfortable. We unhooked the car and found a Chinese buffet a few miles away that was open. We were expecting Chinese food but were surprised to find traditional fare instead including turkey and dressing, potatoes, ham, green beans and carrots and, of course, pumpkin pie. We ate more than we should have but less than we could have so we were pretty comfortable for the evening.

It rained most of the night and we found a good size puddle outside our door in the morning. The coach became a mess with Sam's trips in and out - he doesn't think he needs to dry his paws when he comes in.

Our plan the following morning was to try to get into Rockhound State Park about 13 miles away. Reserved sites were all taken but they had a number of sites that were first come, first served so we headed out to see if anything was available. The road had several washes with a bit of standing water but we were finally stopped by one that must have been at least a couple of feet deep. There was no way our Honda Fit was going to make it across so we headed back to town to rethink our plans.

There were several RV parks on the main street in Deming and while Joani researched the area she found an Escapee Rainbow Park just a few miles away. She called, they had a site and we checked into the Dream Catcher Escapee Park in Deming just 2.2 miles away (97,150.7 total).

After we settled in, we heard the pitter-patter of raindrops on our roof again but with full hook-ups including 50 amp service after 6 days of boondocking we were happy to sit back and enjoy it.