Day 2 – On the Road

Still trying to figure out where we stuffed things in the RV. That mad dash to pack before we departed left everything in a mess. Ethan and Autumn were great help loading the RV the night before we left. They were up until 4am. I was feeling pretty guilty (as only moms can do) until I realized they stay up that late at sleepovers all the time!

Today, my wonderful helpers have turned back into teenagers. They weren’t nearly as interested in helping.

Ross only slept a few hours last night before he hit the road driving again today. We’re all a little tired and impatient.

At least it was exciting to start seeing new landscapes and scenery, as we drove across Oklahoma and northern Texas.

The canyons fascinate me. There’s no pattern to them. You can be walking along, and all the sudden, you’re looking over a cliff. (Or, if you’re walking too fast, you’re at the bottom of a cliff.) There are small mesas that are a few hundred yards long and have dropoffs that are 20 feet or so. Then, in the distance, there are massive mesas that extend for miles and drop off hundreds of feet.

I can almost see the poor cowboys trying to chase cattle out of those canyons in the old days. It makes you appreciate their job a lot more. Or, in my case, it helps me understand all those Historical Westerns I like to read.

I spent most of the day trying to plan more of the trip and make our campground reservations. Thank goodness for the KOA website. After hours of wading through the web, it was great to find an easy resource. I also downloaded the KOA app. My iPad loves it.

We spent the night in Gallup, NM. There’s no KOA there. So, we stayed at USA RV Park. It wasn’t fancy, but it was an easy pull through, and the people were super friendly. Ethan was sad we didn’t have time to play on the giant chess set. Most important of all – the showers were clean.

I’m looking forward to a full night of sleep. In the morning, we get to . . . drive more! Oh, yay!

Westward Ho!