The Hole Thing

Carlsbad, NM Feb 9

Throughout the trip we were having trouble with the steering. It required constant correction and two-handed driving on the Interstate. We heard about the SteerSafe system and were lucky enough that their headquarters was in Deming, NM. We made arrangements and arrived at their factory in the morning. The device consists of springs and attachments to the wheel and the frame of the RV. It made a huge difference! It is not like driving a sports car but it now is easy to drive in winds or on the Interstate.

We left Deming and drove to Silver City, a town at about 7,000 feet above sea level. It is a wonderful, authentic, town filled with galleries, coffee shops and small stores. Yes, they even have a WallMart. We stayed at a small campsite in the middle of town. During the night our water hose froze.

The dog has been having problems and wet the bed for two nights. We arranged to take him to a Vet in Las Cruces, our next stop.

We decided to drive from Silver City to Las Cruces over the mountains -- the scenic route. The road was twisting and steep. It was the kind of road you see in car commercials. There were very few cars on the road and almost no RVs. The Scenery was breath-taking. We stopped several times to see it and take pictures.

The air was perfectly clear. We were well above all the pollution and at times we were at 8,500 feet. That is about as high as I would fly in my plane, when I had it.

We got to Las Cruces in time to check into the campsite and get to the vet. Raggles did have a urinary infection. The vet gave us some pills and we think they are working.

We left Las Cruces yesterday and drove to Carlsbad through El Passo. El Passo is right next to the Mexican border and is very much a Mexican town. We ate lunch in an authentic Mexican restaurant and then drove and drove over the mountains through incredibly vacant land to Carlsbad. We got here in the dark but luckily before the office closed at the campsite. We had our mail forwarded to here and it included lots of bills. This morning I will do some bookkeeping and when we go visit the cave.

More later.