We got an early start today, getting on the road at 8:30 am.
It was a fairly easy drive. Very little wind, lots of straight open road, and not much traffic. I put it on cruise control and enjoyed the scenery. Actually, there wasn't much to look at that wasn't any different after the first 30 minutes of driving.
The first city/town we went through was Van Horn, TX. Besides a crossroads oasis town, it is known as the site (30 miles north) of Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin rocket launch site, where several high-priced celebrity sub-orbital rocket launches have occurred. The Van Horn site uses the "New Shepard" launch vehicle and will be the vehicle used for Blue Origins space tourism they plan to expand in the future. Blue Origin is an ambitious space exploration enterprise and hopes to be an active partner with the government in ongoing space exploration activities.
Just West of Van Horn we entered the Mountain Time Zone and went through the Border Patrol checkpoint near Sierra Blanca. West bound you just go the sensor gauntlet. Eastbound you are stopped and talk to a Border Patrol agent. They clearly seem to profile, and they always have dogs and handlers ready as needed. Trucks have a separate lane with different inspection protocols apparently.
The biggest challenge today was getting through El Paso at the Western border of Texas. Every time we have come through here there has been highway construction. This trip was no exception but getting through has been significantly improved. Since it is Sunday, traffic was a little less congested and we made it through without any delays. El Paso has certainly grown over the years and appears to be thriving.
We arrived in Las Cruces around 1:00 pm due to the time change and ease of travel today. We have a layover day here tomorrow at the La Hacienda RV Resort. We stay here every time we come this way.
Tomorrow will be laundry day and a getting few things from Walmart. Tomorrow night dinner will be take out from La Posada de Mesila. Our favorite Mexican restaurant anywhere,
Judy continues to make progress and she has expanded her mobility within the RV. She diligently does here exercises, even while travelling. I don't expect she will be able to exit/enter the RV without assistance before we get home, but we are not ruling it out. Her spirits remain high and wants to regain her previous strength and mobility as soon as possible but also realizes it is going to take some time.
We are still on track for returning home next Saturday, 5/6. No severe weather is forecast or anticipated.
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