We were glad to leave Arkalon Campground. It is pleasant enough, but the bathrooms really do suck. We did manage to get showers, so we are at least clean.
The four states are Kansas where we began the day, the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles and New Mexico. We started in Kansas and by 1pm were in Tucumcari, NM. We had a voice mail from Joe Henry, so gave a return call to Joe. He had heard that Arkansas was hit with tornados and was concerned about us.
We brought Joe up to date on our recent happenings, and Joe told us about another long term snowbird who had just passed. He is Pete McFarland's brother in law, who had sold his winter home and a rental as well. I suppose he was in failing health.
After talking to Joe, we got back on the road for another 50 miles or so and stopped for the night at Santa Rosa Lake State Park. We got a level parking space so didn't have to unhitch. The bathrooms were much superior to last night, and the campground was very quiet. We watched a movie, "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?". It's an old movie, but neither of us had seen it before.
We were tucked in by 11 central time, where we are now on mountain time, one hour earlier.
On the road tomorrow for southern NM, in the Las Cruces area. From there we will make our way a bit west to Silver City, at a higher altitude than the Rio Grande river valley where Las Cruces is located. This would be a good place in the winter, but hot and windy now doesn't have much appeal.
No pictures again.
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