Awake 6:27am Temp 30 Clear Overnight @ Amarillo, TX
@ 8:30am, I am watching our nearby neighbor Ray, trying to clean the ice &
snow off his slides with a broom & not having much success. His slides
have an awning covering which retracts when the slide retracts but, with
an accumulation of ice & snow under the awning he is getting frustrated.
After my breakfast, I go outside & give Ray an idea that might work: Get
your water hose & shoot between the awning & slide top. Ray is skeptical
but he tries it, it works great & they are on their way to CA with a big
thanks for our help.
I don't need to spray water on our slide tops but I do get the ladder out
& brush off some snow from our roof & slides.
@10:50am we leave the Amarillo Ranch RV Park. A fair travel day with dry
roads, some rough areas but mostly smooth. Again we have those cornering
headwinds that keep the steering wheel cocked toward the one o'clock
position.
We make a fuel stop in Albuquerque, New Mexico @ Flying J. Shortly after
fueling up & heading down the hwy, Katrina calls on our cell phone & Kathy
yaks with her for maybe 40 min. Her timing was good as we just so happen
to have great cell phone coverage during her call. Her ears were witness
to a scary moment when a blue sedan was seen stopped up ahead on this 4
lane Interstate. I noticed the car briefly but kept my scan searching as
usual until Kathy yelled that car's not moving & it's in our lane. Our
machine does not stop quickly but I did brake harder than usual, glanced
strongly into the mirror for a clear lane on my side, then swerved into
that lane to miss hitting that blue car. Then I needed to get back into
the right lane again to exit the ramp & transition to Interstate 25
Southbound. As I am turning back into the right lane, in my right mirror,
I see this same blue car at the same moment Kathy yells again that now he
is alongside of us & too close. Gee wiz! What's this guy trying to do??
Anyway, we survived unscathed & Katrina got an ear full.
We arrived @ our Barnardo, New Mexico campground(Kiva RV Park) @ 5:00pm
local time. Today's Travel: 6+55 time 352.9 miles 41.5 gal 8.5 mpg
53.2 avg speed. Kiva RV park is small(26 sites) but big rig friendly.
When doing the walk-around @ Flying J in Albuquerque, I first noticed some
oil splashes on the passenger side of our Suzuki, then noticed some oil
runs on the passenger side of our tag axle wheel. Hmmmm, oil seeping from
the wheel hub? I will need to call the Newell guys on Monday.
7:30 Dinner: Baked Ham with pineapple, sweet potatoes, broccoli, fresh
salad & garlic bread.
Nothing worth watching on TV tonight so we do some reading.
Today's high temp=64 Lights out: 11:19pm
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