Week 02 - Albuquerque, New Mexico - 08-27-2006

Albuquerque, New Mexico

This has been a week of learning. We left Emily and Melissa at Point Loma Nazarene University on Sunday and spent one day with one of Pete's clients in San Diego. Then we stopped over in Temecula, then onto Yucaipa CA to visit second cousin Paul Horn and his lovely wife Elvis.

Paul and Elvis were gracious hosts. We chatted awhile and then looked at every page of a beautiful USA Picturebook. We saw hundreds of places that we hope to see. Then, they took us out to eat at a steak house and treated us to a fine meal. To top the evening off we took at drive around Yucaipa and nearby Oak Glen. Paul did a wonderful job of telling us the history of this beautiful area of California.

The next day we moved on toward Prescott where we had an appointment for the motorhome. It seems that the chassis batteries were not holding a charge. We stayed over in Solame AZ, at Desert Palms RV Resort. It was 98 degrees at 8:30 pm. The owner Harry was surprised to see us! Hardly anyone goes there in the summer. That night we had a moonlight swim, alone, in the pool. The next day Harry gave us the VIP tour of the RV Park, golf course and air strip/housing units. There are about twenty homes with hangers that flank the air strip. People fly in, park in their "garage" and live in their houses. Great for those who love to fly!

The next day we moved on to Prescott, one day earlier then they expected us. They could not get us in on Thursday, so we spent the night, after being pelted by a hail storm and only 68 degrees at 3:00 pm. On Friday they replaced the bad batteries and sent us on our way. We got 45 miles out of town and the new batteries were not taking a charge. We drove back to the RV shop and they found that the positive wire to the starter was loose. This kept the batteries from being properly charged and ruined the original batteries. They tightened the nut and we drove off to Flagstaff.

From Flagstaff, we went to Gallup, New Mexico. On Sunday, we went to Calvary Chapel (one hour late due to time change) and then we arrived in Albuquerque by 3:00 pm.

That was our week; some fun and some frustrating days. But a new week awaits us. Here are some photos:

Pechanga Indian RV Resort in Temecula CA

Desert Palms RV Resort in Solame Arizona

On the road to Prescott Arizona

Prescott to Flagstaff

Gallup New Mexico to Albuquerque

Pete and Ellen, world travelers

Photos from Aug 2006