Moved, Filled Our Propane Tanks and Minor Truck Problem Resolved.

Our Location today is at the White’s City RV Park, Carlsbad, NM.

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Seemed like we upset a bunch of Local Truckers (mentally that is) who seemed to think they owned that Walmart’s parking lot to themselves. Before going to bed I took a walk around to be certain there was no funny business going on and found we were surrounded by Semi-Tractors sitting there idling away. There was no way we could have left if we wanted to. The noise didn’t bother us either thanks to our Earplugs that we carry for those kinds of nights. We were up by 7:30 this morning and we immediately got things ready to travel. A walk around showed nothing had happen so maybe the Truckers were just trying to cuddle up for the night to keep warm.

There is actually Snow drifting across the road.

We had heard that Subway served some Breakfast Sandwiches and since they were the closest to us we thought we’d give them a try. The Sandwich was more then filling and the Coffee helped to warm us up. The young woman working there was also helpful on telling us which way the Carlsbad Caverns were. As I mentioned last night the Clouds were so thick by the time we got to town our GPS got totally confused so we decided rather then getting in a mess just to stop for the night. By the time we finished eating and returned to our Home there wasn’t a single Semi parked in the lot.

The view out our back window.

We were soon on our way heading further up the road until the signs directed us to the Caverns. As we pulled off I noted White’s City RV Park at the corner and with the forecasted cold temps for the next couple of days thought it might be a wise choice. People were coming and going so we got an easy Back-In not far from the road. While setting up we did have to contend with 30 MPH Winds and some White Stuff blowing around so the only Utility we are using for the moment is Electricity. We only towed our Trailer 19.1 Miles today but we were now closer to our destination.

Our Back-in Site.

We’ve been very stringent on using our Furnace and any other Propane use while in Ontario. Now that we are down south the cost to fill our Tanks is far less. There was hardly any left so I replaced the Empty Tank with the one from our Weber as a safety. Checking at the Office we were told their Propane Filling Station was not completed so the nearest place to get them filled was all the way back to Carlsbad.

Sasquatch was giving Kathy a hard time.

There was only the One Propane Filling Station in town and everyone and their neighbours were there to get their Propane Tanks filled. Like I said it was a lot cheaper getting them filled on this side of the border. I noticed they also sold Diesel so I decided to fill up. It took over Five Minutes to get a Gallon. When I went in to complain the attendant told me how to make it work. The next Twenty-Five Gallons only took Three Minutes to fill.

Old Blue gave her a hand getting things straight.

On the way back to Carlsbad we noticed the dreaded Engine Light appeared on the dash so we drove further up the road looking for someplace to have it checked but didn’t see anyplace. I spotted an Auto Zone auto parts store and went in to ask where we could get the Truck checked. Their response was they would do it. It only took a few minutes and we had the answer to our problem which was a quick fix but will needed to be monitored more closely. I also plan on getting my own Code Reader so we can save time and money on future repairs.

Back Home it felt good to cycle the Furnace without worrying about running out of fuel. We are using the Electric Fireplace but when it gets as cold as it is we need more. For our late lunch we had the Leftover Chinese Food from the other day and that was the last we ate today.

The Park advertises a Laundry Room but our Gazebo back in McGregor is larger and it’s screened in as well. We’ll just have to find somewhere else to do it.

We checked the to see that back in Windsor they got 4 Inches of Snow last night. In Amarillo they got 7 Inches of Snow in Fourteen Hours. Glad we got out of Dodge when we did. 

Checking the Comments for yesterday's post made me realize just how tired we were. Corrections have been made. Thank you for following along and feel free to leave a comment.

Be Safe and Enjoy!

It’s about time.

Krackers

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