Snow in Miami

The near full moon in Kent

We left Apache Junction on Saint Patrick's day, after a wonderful corned beef and cabbage dinner Sunday night with Pat and Bill in the clubhouse, we hit US 60 east and ran into.... SNOW!! in MIAMI Arizona. It snowed all the way up the mountains into Globe.

At one point, a westbound car slid into an 18 wheeler, and started sliding out of control, coming right at us. Somehow, he managed to miss us and our toad, and slid into the guard rail behind us on our side of the road. Pieces of the car were flying off, but I doubt the driver was seriously injured.

Kent Post Office

We put about 275 miles behind us, stopping in Deming, NM for the night. The park was one of the Escapees parks, and unstressed by a schedule, we spent 2 nights there, in dry camp (no hookups). We found that our battery system needs careful management in order for us to have power through the night. I'll make a few queries on the Yahoo Alfa group when I get on line again to find out the scoop on that.

After checking out the town a bit, we put another 275 miles behind us, stopping on the way in El Paso to fill up with diesel. We consumed 69 gallons to travel 620 miles, giving us just over 8 mpg. Not quite as good as the old rig, but pretty close. Diesel cost at Flying J was 3.88/gallon.

No cheap fuel here

We pulled into Kent,TX for the night, stopping in a large empty gravel lot next to the Kent Mercantile, and next to the Union Pacific Railroad tracks, just ahead of a grade crossing, so the trains sound their whistles as they pass by. Should be an interesting night, but not as bad as the angry cattle. Diesel fuel cost at the Mercantile is 4.22/gallon.