Lubbock to Las Vegas, NM

Three nights in Lubbock at Buffalo Springs State Park. Our tiny camper bus among the RV's was a bit of a spectacle. Joe, the campground host sat down at our table and described the second, larger door, he had installed in his RV to accomodate his wife. "She is a big woman", sez he, "Wait til you see her". Deb and I twisted on a spit, dreding the fated greeting til finally up she drives and all 110 lbs of her flits from the car to confirm us a butts of his joke. Sez Joe when we complain of our treatment: "... well, she's not big but she is ugly.

Nice guys at M&M installed the new starter and bushing right and for a very fair price so we should not have to park on hills anymore for easy push starts.

A local gal, Carol, stopped because of the bus, and we hit it off so good, she catered dinner to our campsite for us the last night and we talked into the wee hours - a cool new member of the "Van Village". Thank you Carol!

Even though a late night, we stuck with our pledge and left this morning at 4:00 am for a truly delightful drive all the way to the foothills of the Sangre De Christo Mountains in New Mexico. The time of day was cool and the bus fairly skipped along.

Arrived a another windswept site, at Storrie Lake State Park (lake is way down - sad) but glad to have it because of Memorial Day crowds. Tomorrow a hike up high in the Mountains!