Travel Blog

Sue:

Don't worry, our visitors from Roswell weren't originally from outer space (not that I know of anyway), but they did come straight from Roswell to us, so the title works for me. Glen and Elissa, Phil's dad and stepmother, are on a road trip to visit all their kids, and we were their first stop. After Albuquerque, they go to see Phil's sister, Zoe, in Flagstaff, Arizona, then it's Elissa's daughter in Sacramento, California, and they end with Elissa's son Drew in Littleton, Colorado. Sounds fun, huh? Of course, I may be a little biased.

All the folks together (Paula,  Elissa, Glen, Pat and Phil):

That picture was taken as we were heading into the Rio Grande Arts and Crafts Festival on Saturday. We had a great time, and the art was fantastic. I ended up buying a couple things myself. I think we all ended up with something. And even though I didn't buy this, I really liked it so I took its picture.

Lizard pot:

Glen and Elissa stayed at a casino hotel down the road from us. We were all glad they stayed there, and actually, Phil and I recommended the place because it was close to us and we were curious as to what the rooms were like, so we were lucky that it ended up to be a great place to stay. None of us are gamblers, but we all tried our hands at the slots, and none of us lost our shirts. We didn't win anything either, but that's neither here nor there.

Route 66 Casino:

We also dragged them out for a walk at the volcanos that we talked about in a previous post. We took the dogs this time, and they had a really good time. And Xander and Willough did a good job dragging us up the hills, so that was helpful.

At the top:

Volcanic Glen and Elissa:

The visit was really fun for us. I hope they had fun too, although they had to be subjected to us getting some chores done in order for us to be ready to hit the road on Friday. They were nice enough to let us piggyback on their Costco card so we could get our bulk supplies. And they watched us try to get our scooter up and running, and we all watched Phil fix the awning.

Roofer Phil:

And when we got bored watching Phil working so hard, we went inside the RV park office building to do some putting. I would show you pictures of that, but I don't like how I look in them, so I'm using my girl-picture-veto power here.

So that's what's been going on with us for the past few days. Now we're in serious packing up mode, and we're excited to be getting back on the trail. I think the weather may actually cooperate too, so that would be a pleasant bonus.

And except for when we're going through Canada, I'm going to try to keep different pictures running on the top of the website daily so ya'll don't get bored. I don't know if I'll have the mental capacity after nine hours or more of driving for a blog, but I'll do my best.