Heading West - Day Five

On the fifth day we we continued westward and stopped for the night at the KOA in Tucumcari, New Mexico. We were fairly close to our first destination but we didn’t know where we would be able to park the Airstream once we arrived in Albuquerque. We certainly didn’t want to tackle a strange city at night. We thought it might be better to enjoy one last campsite before dropping off my stepchildren, Chuckie and Jackie, in Albuquerque to spend the rest of the summer with their mom. As we drove through the sandy desert of New Mexico, we thought the landscape was boring and desolate. When we stopped at the KOA we had a little time walk around and admire the landscape. The sagebrush had a sweet, earthy smell and the desert flowers were petite and colorful. The day had been hot but dry and the evening was fresh and cool. The KOA sponsored a sing-along at a community campfire. We enjoyed the music for a few minutes but the kids were so excited about our first stop in the morning so we headed to an early bedtime.