2016 Trip – 2) Williams AZ to Albuquerque NM

Tues. 6/7…. (Holbrook, AZ)  HAPPY BIRTHDAY LYDIA!  She is now officially a senior citizen!      We slept in and left Williams about 10:00am as this morning’s drive was only 129 miles with Bill & Treasa leading the way.  We made a stop in Winslow for the other rigs to top off fuel (I have a larger tank so I don’t have to stop every time they do).  We are now at OK RV Park (tl $35.00) in Holbrook, AZ.  We had stayed here before so we knew what to expect.  The sites are huge and flat with easy in and out. Nice place for an overnighter!  We’re waiting around to see what folks want to do.  Holbrook does not have any restaurants to speak of and not much else we are interested in. So nothing much going on today.  Ok - The decision is to eat in and kick back.  We will go to dinner in Albuquerque tomorrow to celebrate Lydia’s bday.

                                                                                                                       

Note: someone has asked what tl and pa mean in my notes?  PA, or Passport America is a membership group that RV parks join up and agree to charge 50% of their normal rates (w/restrictions).  There are almost 1900 parks in the US and Canada.  These parks are not 5 star resorts and usually rate 4-5 (out of 10) in amenities.  But it helps them fill up their sites and they work for us for overnights so we support them.   TL is Trailer Life which is Good Sam’s listing of campgrounds. Both the pa and tl books (along with a good atlas) are good places to start to plan our itinerary. 

The dinner was good and we sat outside for a while just before sunset and then I walked Bailey (who found a rabbit to chase!) and then we settled in to watch America’s Got Talent. After that we went to bed.

                                                     

Wed. 6/8…. (Albuquerque, NM)  Today we had 223 miles to go to Albuquerque, NM   The trip was nice but long. 

  Rick & Bill stopped for fuel at We stopped at a visitor's center to rest and walk the dogs. And then it was only an hour later that we arrived at Enchanted Trails RV Park (pa $21.25). 

We are here for two days. After getting settled in and cleaning up the rig a bit we headed out to Albuquerque (about 8 miles from our campground) to Old Town for dinner at La Placita. This has always been a required stop for us and I was happy when Lydia chose it for her dinner.  It was as good as always and I think everyone enjoyed it as well.  The best sopapillas! After dinner, we walked around the shops a bit. We also went to Camping World which is right next to our campground and bought a few things.  We headed back to crash and watch tv.  It’s been a long day!