Yesterday morning we began our journey west. We both agreed we should have started that journey last week before the massive cold weather and snow hit Oklahoma. We stayed warm but we lost water a week ago Friday night and didn’t get it back until Tuesday afternoon. Well, it came back on Monday afternoon but we had a leak so we had to turn the water off. Our heated hose kept water flowing though and we were able to fill jugs so we could wash dishes and other things. The campground showers were wonderful.
We called a mobile tech and he came out to change out a couple of fittings and recommended we buy a heater for our pass through area to blow hot air on our pipes. So, Tom went out and found one, after a couple of tries. I’m sure people were out buying them up with the very cold weather. We received 7 inches of snow, far less than they originally said was coming. I’m okay with that.
There is another cold snap in Oklahoma and the temperatures got down to 8 degrees. We had hoped to avoid the very cold but it followed us through the state. We were in Clinton, Ok for one night. We had intended to stay in Elk City but the campground had frozen pipes and they weren’t sure they were going to get water back before we got there. The campground had four campers besides ours but I only one saw one vehicle so I’m not sure the other ones were occupied. Tom said maybe they were staying in the hotel that was connected to the campground. Not a bad idea really. We traveled through Yukon, Oklahoma, the hometown of Garth Brooks. There’s a water tower there letting everyone know about it.
We made it to Tucumcari, New Mexico for four nights. While the night time temperatures are lower than I would like, we will be above freezing during the day and hope to get out and see the nearby sites. We’re going to see 60 for a few days and I can’t wait!
We passed through Texas before getting here and stopped at a rest area. There was a sign about snakes and to watch out for them because they are watching you. I told Tom, I doubt that very seriously since they like warm weather and it was 26 degrees.
It’s not much fun setting up and tearing down when the temperatures are so cold but we’ve done okay. There was one other trailer here when we arrived and two others showed up a few hours later. I think they were traveling together. They are in an area farther away from us in a non full hookup site, so we think they’ll be moving on tomorrow. We highly recommend a heated water hose, insulation for the water spigot, heat in the pass through and letting the water run when it gets below 20 degrees. Our KOA campground host asked us to turn the water off at night so we have done that this time and will use our fresh water tank in the evenings.
Tucumcari sits right on Route 66 and this is the 100th anniversary of the “Mother Road.” We’ll be checking out some of their 40 murals tomorrow.
It’s strange to be back on the road but thankful to be headed towards warmer weather. We’ll be in California in a few weeks and that’s when we can enjoy less heater and more open windows.
There are sure to be changes in the coming months and more adventures await! Thanks for reading and hoping your days are filled with adventure.
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