2022 Trip

 2022 Trip

October 12-17, 2022

Before getting on the road for Little Vineyard in Deming, NM we went to a breakfast place recommended to us at Rincon.

Oink is known for their many varieties of bacon.  They offer flights and half-flights of bacon.  Breakfast was good and we split a half-flight which included jalapeño, honey-cured, applewood and peppercorn bacon.

Back on the road again.  More beautiful mountains and dessert prairies leading up to them.  Back to New Mexico we went for our stay at Little Vineyard in Deming.  It was a nice campground with friendly personnel and some nice amenities.  The indoor pool and spa was nice and warm but we didn't go in as our stay was not long. They had clean restrooms, a rec room and 2 fire pits that were lit in the evening.

October 13, 2022

We played 9 holes of golf at Rio Mimbres Golf club which was really close to the campground.  It was a fun time and really pretty scenery in the background with the mountains.  After golf we went back to the campground for some camper work.  We had gotten a flat in our driver side rear camper tire upon entering the campground so after getting that repaired, Tom had to put it back on the camper.

After putting the tire back on the camper we went to this family owned winery a few miles from Little Vineyard.

We enjoyed the sunset over the mountains on our way back from the winery and started packing up for our   340 mile road trip the next day to Fort Stockton, TX.

October 14, 2022

We set out around 8:30 am for Fort Stockton RV park.  The trip through the prairies with mountains always in view was uneventful.

These jagged peaks were so pretty even in the early morning haze.

So long New Mexico!

Hello Texas!!

Zoom in to see the cows and what goes along with the cows.  Check out the truck, Jack and Chloe 😂

Dairy farms!..... "Fresh country air" ..... as Tom says.

Passing through Las Cruces, TX I just happened to see this giant road runner statue up on the hill. I found out later that it is the largest statue of the road runner in the country and that Fort Stockton where we were headed had the 2nd largest.  Who knew????  

Marie Claire captured these silhouettes on a hill along the way to Fort Stockton.

We arrived at the RV park around 3:30 pm.  Tom is busy now repairing our bedroom shade that fell down during the trip.  OMG!!!! It's always something.....

Our site for the night was #37.

We met this adorable family on our way to dinner at the park restaurant.  They have been on the road for 1 1/2 years and had been to all 48 states.  The mom told us she homeschooled them.  We had seen them in Little Vineyard RV park in Deming, NM and were surprised to see them again in Fort Stockton.   They told us they were headed for San Antonio the next day too but were staying at a KOA there. The children were so polite and nice.

No one wanted to cook that night so we walked over to the Roadrunner cafe and had a great home cooked meal.  It even came with ice cream!

The sun was setting as we walked back to our site.  We had kept the truck hooked up in anticipation of our 300 plus mile trip to San Antonio the next day.

October 15, 2022 - Happy Birthday Lou!!🎂

Beautiful sunrise over Tim and Marie Claire's camper.  Almost ready to hit the road again.

So many plateaus with windmills along route 10.

Miles and miles of prairies, plateaus, windmills and oil wells with not much sign of civilization along route 10.

We arrived around 3 to Admiralty RV park in San Antonio. The first site they gave us was not going to work for us so Tom requested a different one which was much better.

After getting set up and having dinner we headed to the downtown river walk.  We saw several carriages while walking to the river walk area.

There were so many restaurants and shops all along the river walk.  You had to go down steps off the streets above to get to it.  It was buzzing with night life and there was also an arts and craft show going on in one area.  Across the river we saw a mariachi band at one of the restaurants.  I think they were singing to you, Lou.  How did they know it was your birthday? 

Davy Crockett from Tennessee

Even though the Alamo was closed for touring we were able to see it and learn some of its history from the displays on the street in front of it. I didn't know that Davy Crockett died March 6, 1836 (aged 49) at the Battle of the Alamo, either in battle or executed after being captured by the Mexican Army.

After visiting the Alamo we found a bar called Bier Garden Riverwalk so we could toast Lou's birthday.   There was live entertainment outside along the river.  Wow we actually stayed out until around 11 pm.  LOL!

October 16, 2022

Today was really warm, in the 90s so we decided to relax and get ready for the Bills game instead of going touring around. The microwave door latch had broken so Tom went to Home Depot for parts and was able to fix it before the game started at 3:30. We went to a place called Willie’s thinking we’d be able to watch the Bengals game beforehand but it wasn’t televised there so we had some wings and came back to the camper to watch the Bills game.

What a game it was!! Such a close game and thankfully the Bills won 24-20 against the Chiefs. 

October 17, 2022

A rainy, cooler day … good day to grab some groceries and play cards in the rec room.  We’re heading out tomorrow for south Texas near the Mexican border.  Looking forward to seeing some beaches hopefully.