Hello From Dad

Well, we crossed the 2,000 mile mark today on our way to Albuquerque, NM to visit some friends who live here.  Nothing like having the Beverly Hillbillies pull up in front of your home in a 32-foot RV (complete with Alabama tags) and unload three kids and two German Shepherds into your living room ("hey, great to see you, we were just passing through . . . okay if we plug our extension cord in to your front porch?").  Last night, we stayed at the military RV park on White Sands Missile Range, which is about four hours south of here.  Natalie saw some western wildlife on the drive up that she did not recognize.  There was that "super-long-eared kangaroo looking thing" (jack rabbit), and the "scraggly, white fox" (coyote) that crossed the highway in front of us.  Andi has been doing a great job with the blog, but she is busy with her long-lost best friend, Jenna, so I will summarize.  We are about to bed-down for our sixth night on the road.  We had two nights in New Orleans, one in the Wal Mart in Fredericksburg, TX, one in Bottomless Lake State Park, NM, and last night was spent in the previously mentioned White Sands Missile Range.  So far everything is going well, other than an inoperative microwave oven.  I think we are averaging 6-7 MPG.  Let's hope the gas prices stay under four bucks!  Tomorrow, we're off for Arizona and the Grand Canyon.  Ciao.