Headed East

Since Taos, we have slowed down our pace, even for us! The small New Mexico towns we have stayed in are:

Las Vegas - not too exciting, we went to the historic plaza - almost everything on the square is boarded up.

Santa Rosa - a Route 66 town  - also not too exciting. Their popular thing is the Blue Hole. A spring fed deep pond - shocking to see divers in training there - the little pond was packed. 

Next was Fort Sumner - the burial place of Billy the Kid (yes, we went to another museum  

for him) and the Bosque Redondo (top picture), a Civil War era reservation for Apaches and Navajos. The Apaches escaped and walked home; the government got tired of taking care of the Navajos and told them to walk home too. Harry had a new friend come visit in Fort Sumner (2nd pic).

We then stayed 2 nights at Oasis State Park near Clovis in the eastern plains of NM (bottom pic). 

On April Fools Day we arrived in north Texas. We spent the night at a free, small RV park the city  of Floydada owns. It was free because no one would want to pay money to sleep in Floydada - kind of a joke, but seriously, more than half the town is boarded up. 

Tonight we are in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Headed to Hot Springs National Park; then on to the Juke Joint Festival in Clarksdale, Mississippi.

Comments from Eldon: I was sad to leave New Mexico - it really is a great state. I enjoyed the food and people no matter the condition of their town. I hope Hot Springs Arkansas is a hit because Oklahoma is not. Now looking forward to fried catfish in Mississippi! I love America..........

Comments from Harry: It is hot in Oklahoma. Hopefully no tornadoes, but our camping park has a storm shelter just in case - I don't want to be like Toto.