May 12, 2026
We stayed the night at the New Mexico welcome center after driving about 1 mile into Mexico on Thursday April 30. On May 1, after a good night of rest, we headed on down the road with places and people to see. A short time later we began to notice that the temperature outside was dropping quickly down to 37 degrees and then there was rain mixed with sleet hitting our windshield. This was not in our plans for the day. Fortunately, by the time we arrived in Albuquerque the weather was nice again. We stopped at the Petroglyph National Monument and walked several shorter trails and visited the visitors center so we could get our Passport stamped.
We still had miles to go and left Albuquerque in route to Aztec, NM and our NOMADS friends, Shannon and Mariel. They were also in a new home. Seems to be a pattern on this trip. Anne might be getting a little jealous. We arrived at Shannon and Mariel’s in time for a wonderful dinner and visit. We then overnighted in BB at the municipal park. It was only five minutes from their house, free of charge with water and dump station. Nice.
On Saturday morning we met Shannon and Mariel at the Aztec Ruins National Monument. Like the museum in Lubbock, this site is still being excavated and reminds us of our trip several years ago to Mesa Verde and they aren’t very far away.
Sunday morning, May 3, we enjoyed church services with Shannon and Mariel and then got back on the road. Still lots to see and miles to cover before we land on Mingus Mountain, AZ in a few more days.
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