Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Day 2 - Kartchner Caverns to Silver City

We left the Caverns campground at 8:45 am after a leisurely breakfast of cereal and coffee. French pressed coffee sure taste good at a campground.

The first stop (or drivethrough) was Tombstone. Dusty, touristy, and nobody there!

The next POI was Bisbee, AZ. A cute town, built on a hillside (a little like Eureka Springs, AR). But, pretty dirty and rundown.

Still needed bread, so our next stop was to be Douglas, AZ. We have two GPSs, and both showed Wal-Marts, but in different locations. Neither location had a Wal-Mart. Didn't stop. Mostly rough road from Douglas to Lordsburg, NM. Desolate, but scenic (according to the map).

We arrived in Silver City at 3 pm. We got the bread at Wal-Mart! Trailer Life says that Manzano RV Park is the best - yuck! Instead, we are staying at the Rose Valley Ranch. They gave us FREE coffee mugs (not sure we have room for them!). It was cloudy and 78 degrees upon arrival - much nicer than Kartchner Caverns.

We are using the new screens that Donna "worked so hard on"; very nice with the evening breeze. They cover the sliding door and half of the rear door openings. Has kept out all flies, save one.

The bird of the evening is the Western Scrub Jay. Tomorrow we hope to be at the Cochiti Lake Campground, between Albuquerque and Santa Fe.

Driving Distance: 237 miles
Driving Time: 4 hr 53 min
MPG: 20.4 (and that's with a uphill drive with head wind to Silver City)
Campground Cost: $25.20
Fuel Cost: $46.12 ($2.80/gallon)

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