Awake: 4:51am Temp 61 sleep 6+44 sunny overnight @ Boulder City, NV.
After we each eat a “Kathy” muffin, we leave the Canyon Trail RV Park @ 6:46am; traveling south again on US-93; 1st stop, security check @ Hoover Dam. Light traffic to the Dam & a thorough search of our motorhome by (2) officers; one inside & one outside, had us “on the road again” within (30) min. Smooth roads on US-93 & very scenic; I-40 thru Arizona, roads were often times smooth, often times a little rough. I-40 thru New Mexico was most impressive with long stretches of new asphalt. We pulled into a picnic rest area for an outside check & inside comfort stop. Just then, Zack calls from Seattle & we share about (45) min of talk time catching up on his car maintenance, roommates & girlfriend situation + his work.
From one of our (7) campground books, Kathy selects the Hidden RV Resort campground just east of Albuquerque; @ 5:30pm we arrive to find out the campground host had gone home (her workday over) & she left a note with campsite directions & our site number. However, when driving to that site, it was already taken by a big 5th wheel & the rest of the campsites were either too small, far from being level or couldn’t comfortably accommodate our rig. While Kathy leaves a note explaining the situation, a nice young man from a nearby campsite walks over to discuss just what transpired; he tipped me off to a nearby brand-new Wal-Mart where we could easily dry-camp for the night. Maneuvering was very tight leaving this…..so called Hidden Valley Resort but luckily, our steering tag axle proved its worth again.
Opened in early March, 2008, this new Wal-Mart would not have been listed in our Wal-Mart Locator Book so we were very thankful to have that info from the young gentleman camping @ the resort.
Today’s travel: 577 miles 10+25 time 92 gal used 6.3 mpg 55.3 avg speed.
Dinner: Tuna salad with Triscuits, cottage cheese & a spinach salad.
DVR movie: “Three Days of the Condor” with Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway, Cliff Robertson, Max von Sydow, John Houseman, etc. Redford, a reader for U.S. intelligence office, learns more than he should & suddenly finds himself a hunted man. Dunaway is excellent as innocent woman who shelters him. Good suspense yarn. 1975. Yes, thrilling & suspenseful but maybe just a little too much bloodshed & killing for our sensitive minds.
Lights out: 11:56pm
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