Day 31 Las Vegas NV to Gallup NM 446 Miles
Today was one of those days that takes the glamour out of traveling. The ride was long, bumpy and boring. I was already tired when we left Las Vegas, early in the morning. We drove over the Hoover Dam and took US93 toward Laughlin and Kingman Az where we picked up I40 east.
I wish I could say something nice about the drive. Oh yes, I can....Flagstaff was pretty, but we only passed through and stopped for gas. Most of the ride looked out over abandoned businesses and and tourist traps.
And to make matters worse, Rookie wanted to ride on my lap. He's so not a lap dog, but in the RV he wants to be. It gets hot... and confining.
Then we finally stopped in Gallup New Mexico, which is NOT one of the must-see cities of the world. Tried to get out of the RV with the dogs and discovered the automatic stairs are NOT working! Oh joy, that means we'll be taking a trip to an RV center for a repair...cha-ching! Oh yeah, and we're on a glide path for a small airport that is RIGHT AT THE END OF THE CAMPGROUND...we keep getting buzzed!
Can you tell I'm way tired and cranky?
No pictures, I can't even imagine what I could possibly take a shot of that would interest anyone.
We did have an enjoyable dinner of grilled salmon, a steamfresh rice dish that I jazzed up with some leftover veggies, and we split a sweet potato. Afterward we went for a short walk, Jim got a headache and my heart started doing its funny beating thing when I'm at a high altitude. We didn't realize it, but we're around 6,400 feet elevation here. No wonder!
Oh well, every day can't be great, can it?
Tomorrow, heading toward Albuquerque and hopefully we can get the stairs fixed there.
