Going Home

We left Moms house with the usual emotional goodbyes. The long drive through the night was just too much for me , so we stopped in Williams AZ and got a Hotel room for a few hours. Got back on the road by 1:00 PM and by 6:00 Pm I knew we weren't going to make Tucumcari safely. I called and cancelled the reservation and we stopped at the Albuquerque KOA. That place is a pit. It is a big gravel parking lot with no trees, and crappy service. We decided to go on down the road a few miles and see what we could find. After a brief stop at Sonic for dinner, and prayer by Bekah asking for help finding a place to stop, we headed off down the highway. We got off the highway to check out a campground and got lost because of construction. We stopped at a gas station to use the restroom and get directions back to 40, and on a whim I asked if the store clerk knew of a good campground. She pointed over her shoulder and said yeah, right behind me. I thought she was joking, but this place, Hidden Valley Camp Ground on route 66 just outside Tijeras NM is beautiful. Its literally a hidden valley over a short hill just behind the gas station, It is so nice we stayed an extra night to try to rest up for another hard drive home. I finally took the kids for their ice cream, and Mim learned that we are in "Albuturkey". She is a funny little monkey.