This location was picked at the suggestion of my youngest sister, Lynn. It was a more "central" place as we had people coming from Florida, St. Louis, Denver, Ft. Collins, Colorado Springs and Tucson. I am not sure how we came to the conclusion that it was centrally located, as all but us Tusconites had reasonably short journeys. We had 1,200+ miles to travel. The next farthest was 800 miles away. Hmph, it must be the common core math.
We decided to take 4 days to travel since traveling in Freddie is a new experience, so approximately 300 miles a day is plenty. And besides sitting that long is not fun for the humans or a dog.
Our first night was in Ruidoso, NM. I had no idea that New Mexico had mountains that were so pretty! This is a place we definitely need to come back to for a future trip. It's about 380 miles from home. This was definitely our longest day.
The second night was Amarillo, TX. That is when we started to feel the effects of tropical storm Bill, which explains the green. That night in the KOA, one of the campers reminded us that the tornado shelter was in the bathroom. Not sure how many of us could have fit. Pretty sure the dog would not be allowed. It was a stormy night, complete with lightening and thunder, wind, and plenty of rain. I really felt sorry for the people in tents.
Day and night three found us in the full impact of tropical storm Bill. Driving was interesting. We set up camp in Choctaw, OK (just East of Oklahoma City). We had barely closed the door of the RV after getting all of the hook ups in place when the next rain storm rolled through.
We arrived at our destination on Monday, June 15. It wasn't long before we had more rain. Pretty sure we were all thinking of building an arc! Let the fun begin!
