Sept 10, Friday Today was moving day – all the way to Santa Fe! We decided against our original route heading towards Silverton. . . remember that narrow, winding no-guardrails million-dollar road I described on Sunday? Instead, Tom planned to drive back the way we came through Montrose. Construction was “scheduled” to close the road throughout the day, but we knew it would be open from 6:30 – 8:00, thus our early 5:30 take-off! We reached the road construction and had a 30-minute wait for the pilot car, and then sailed past the construction at 7:00 a.m. This picture shows what much of our scenery was for the day. We had a bit of concern when DIL Halie called at 5:15 a.m. to tell us that Caleb was having some concerning symptoms, and they were heading to the doctor. We put bits and pieces together (we were in and out of cellphone/text message service until noon) as Caleb’s doctor sent him to Parkview Emergency facility where he was given multiple diagnostics over the course of 8 hours and then released with prescriptions! He has had an internal infection for the past few weeks, and they thought some additional treatment was necessary. Hopefully, the infection is not in his shunt! Finally, at 3:00, after 380 miles/9 hours, we reached the Rancheros de Santa Fe Campground. It is built on a hillside and has dirt roads and very short, stubby trees – not the kind to offer shade. Our campsite is a pull-through will full hook-ups, and the whole package just isn’t that pretty! The real problem is that the temperature reached 91 today, and trying to cool off a trailer in direct sunlight in those temps, is not a quick thing! We solved it by turning fans and AC on and taking off for town. We always love the Historic Santa Fe Plaza. There was a large “special event” going on all around the town square; usually this would be an added bonus, but there were many signs that said no dogs/animals allowed. One on-duty-guard told us to just pick Pippa up and say she is a comfort dog! We would not do that. We walked the perimeters of the special event area and could see that there were indeed a lot of people walking around accompanied by their comfort dog! We found a wonderful outdoor Mexican restaurant that was very shady, and Pippa was welcomed to join us for dinner. It was a wonderful meal and we lingered just to enjoy the atmosphere . . . and the extra drinks! BTW it was located on Burro Alley. We walked the streets outside of the special event some more, and were able to get close to some of the entertainment tents where competitions were going on. From this short video you can see what a nice atmosphere it was. These girls were getting ready for their performance, and Pippa Joy wished them good luck! We headed home where the Silvermine had cooled off considerably, and after a shower we settled down to finish True Grit!
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We don’t go camping any more . . . we go ‘streamin’ ! The “SIlvermine and His” is our 2018 25' Airstream Serenity with Salsa interior and front twin beds., and ‘streamin’ is the name we use to describe our adventures. Stream along as we document everything from weekend trips to longer summer excursions and full-blown vacations. You know what they say: if you’re not in an Airstream – you’re just camping!
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