It was an early morning start leaving Davis Mountain to travel to Carlsbad, NM and to the RV Service Center there. Our appointment was at 10:00am but, this is a big but, they are located in Mountain Standard Time, not Central Time that we had gotten accustomed to over the past several weeks. So, leaving at 6:00am for a 4-hour drive, put us there an hour early but they didn’t seem to care but we could have gotten another hour sleep.
The drive started in the dark, a new experience for us with the Airstream, along mountain roads before leveling out to the flatlands and desert area between Texas and New Mexico. We are not sure when we got into New Mexico because we didn’t see any signage announcing it, but we know we crossed the border somewhere along the trip. When we got on Texas State Route 284, road construction started and continued for another 84 miles of traveling it. Maybe at some point they will get a section or two finished but for now, the entire 84 miles is bumpy, down to 2 lanes, and in many areas, the dreaded concrete walls making you feel claustrophobic and certain you are either going to sideswipe it or the car coming towards you. We made it without any problems.
The service guy looked at our refrigerator and unplugged the a/c power in the exterior compartment, then plugged it back in and it worked! He could not replicate the problem we experienced but don’t look a gift horse in the mouth, even if it costs you $130 bucks to tell you there’s nothing wrong with it. We are back in business though and it’s a relief.
We decided to reserve a site at Brantly Lake State Park about 15 miles north of Carlsbad. It is in the Chihuahua Desert and overlooks the lake. A Park Ranger told us that there are the most beautiful sunsets here you will see anywhere and it’s a great birding area, for migrating birds and waterfowls and some that overwinter here, including a few Snowbirds (he he). We are looking forward to it and planning to stay here until Sunday. The park is located near Carlsbad Caverns, which is supposed to be amazing, and we plan to visit it on Saturday.
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