Awake 6:02am Temp 35 High clouds Overnight @ Barnardo, N.M.
Yesterday when hooking up the water hose @ our parking site, the water
tasted real good & then a fellow(John)from Maine told me it's the best
water he's ever tasted(he's been in this campground for over 3 months)
plus he had seen the owner's test report from the lab....& it was
certified best. So this morning, I fill our pure water tank up with about
140 gallons to be used for drinking purposes along the way.
Mid morning, I call John @ the Newell Service department for enlightment
on our tag axle hub oil leak. He tells me to use an allen wrench & simply
take off the wheel cover, then pull off the plastic cup from the aluminum
reservoir which has an "O" ring seal that may need replacing.
Ok, so after breakfast, I clean oil off the tag axle wheel hub & the tag
rim so I won't get dirty working on this project. Sure enough, there
appears to be a lot of oil slung around inside of this axle area. It
doesn't take much oil spilled to make it look like a lot of oil. The
aluminum reservoir end is a plastic see through site gauge & it
reads...add more oil. I don't have any of this 75-95 gear oil now but I
was told it will be ok for a few hundred miles as is. The only thing I can
do now is to seal that small cap with silicone which has the "O" ring & is
attached to the plastic site gauge.
Late morning, we make preparations to go on a safari hunt in this high
desert area...elevation: 4683 ft.
Proper clothing, shoes, hat, binocular, sufficient food supply, water
supply & good map. We did get some rough directions yesterday @ the office
when checking in around 5:00pm. Now, on our way out for the safari, we
stop @ the office to confirm directions & it's closed. Oh well, we'll wing
it & go with the info we have. About 30 slow minutes later, we have seen a
total of (1) creature in the wild preserve we are in. In technical terms,
it is called a sparrow. Yes, it's a bird. We are on a bird watching
safari, just Kathy & me. We found out later, we were not in the ideal bird
watching area to spot many other varieties. Maybe next time.
From here we drive North on Rt# 304, which parallels the famous Rio
Grande River. Mainly our drive covers many acres of farm land until we
arrive @ the small town of Belen. Here we do some light shopping then head
back to our campground. I drop Kathy off @ the ramp of the
Interstate so she can get her walk time in while I unload the groceries &
safari equipment...& plan our next campground stop.
7:15 Dinner: Leftover cranberry roast with leftover asparagus, leftover
chicken in sherry & tomatoes with olives & garlic + a fresh salad.
No movie tonight. We are both tired from our safari.
Today's high temp=72 Lights out: 10:05pm
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