On Sept 12, we left Pumpkin Patch RV Park in Hermon, ME and began our nearly 2400 mile trip back to New Mexico. We kind of limit our daily mileage travelled to around 300 miles. Our first night stay had us back in the Brattleboro, Vt area for 1 night. A nights rest and fuel up and we were on our way again. This day would have us back in Harpersville, NY for a 2 night stay. Next stop was Erie, PA KOA.
This was a nice little park- easy on/off I 90. One we would definitely stay at again. Next stop was Alton RV park in Columbus, OH area. Again, a one night stop and a place we have stayed at before. Nothing fancy. Next stop was Casey KOA in Casey, IL. Nice little park. Again, easy on / off the interstate and one we would definitely stay at again.
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| Our site at Casey KOA |
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| A good sized pond was part of the environment |
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| A look at the park |
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| I did catch(and release) a number of largemouth bass |
We left Casey after our 1 night stay and headed to RV Express 66 in Marshfield, MO. This was a long day. 340 miles to be exact. It was not without an incident however. After traveling thru St Louis, and on I 44, we became part of a gigantic traffic jam. 3 lanes stopped. And then 3 lanes barely moving. 2.5 hours later we managed to get moving again.
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| A view of the huge traffic jam we were in. |
When we finally got moving we came to the cause of this whole mess. A Walmart trailer on the side of the road with burn marks on it and a tractor being hauled off on a flatbed trailer totally burned to a crisp. Unbelievable.
After a good nights sleep and a fuel up, we were on our way again for a day that would take us into Oklahoma and a 2 nights stay in Chandler(just east of Oklahoma City). Opportunity to get to Walmart and replenish supplies, fuel up, and rest.
Then it was off to Texas. Amarillo to be more specific.
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| Welcome to Texas Rest Area stop |
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| Welcome to Oasis RV Park, Amarillo, TX |
Our stay in Amarillo was a little longer than planned and involved a trip to the local Ford Dealer- Gene Messer Ford. The problem was serious enough to warrant a tow and a day and a half at the dealers. I can't say enough good things about Gene Messer Ford. They were awesome!
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| Not a nice day to remember. |
Luckily everything turned out OK and we were on our way again. Destination this day was home and The Ranch. Our day would have us traveling through Hereford, TX(think cattle, meat processing), Portales, NM, Clovis, NM, Roswell, NM, before finally arriving in Lakewood, NM.
After getting settled in, it was time to be thinking about Dr appointments. First one was scheduled for Sept 29 with Mary's Cardiologist in Roswell.
