Car trouble in Las Cruces

Jan 15: We are now in Tucson, AZ. We drove through Texas and spent two days in Las Cruces, NM. Anyone that is planning to come to Las Cruces should make a point of eating at Lorenzo's Restaurant. Great Italian food. And he does magic.
On Saturday, Jan 14 we went to the balloon festival. More than 100 hot air balloons ascended. Some were funny shapes. We were able to get right up to the crews and help them launch the balloons.

After that we went to the farmers' market. Great food and crafts. Even custom made dog biscuits.

On Saturday evening, we unhooked the car and drove over the mountain to the White Sands proving grounds. Once over the mountain the alternator quit. We turned around and tried to get back on the power in the battery. We didn't make it. The car died at a Jiffy Lube and this was the one time that neither one of us had a cell phone. We called AAA and got towed to Pep Boys. We left the car there and had the tow truck driver take us back to the RV Park.
Today we picked up the car ($400 repair bill) and drove to Tucson, AZ. Heavy winds and dust storms. We got to the Voyager RV park at about 7pm in the dark. This place has a lot of rules. -- Howard