Friday Jun 28, 2024 - Bisbee to Albuquerque NM

 Milo had done a clean sweep of the van after the last trip with his brother Dave so it was a chance to put everything back in. We still forgot a few things (spare batteries?)

Deb had her exercise class and ladies’ coffee at Kafka after and Milo had a men’s coffee with Brian, Nick, Tom and Dave at the Warren Peace Cafe. So we didn’t leave until 11:00. It’s about 6-7 hours to Albuquerque where we planned to stay in Steve and Sharon’s driveway tonight. Good weather with just a few welcome sprinkles to cool us down. It was in the 90’s but cloudy. Road trip day so we just hit the AC and did not need to pay attention to the heat. On top of hot, we are entering the monsoon season and the humidity is higher so less comfy.

We forgot about the time change when we crossed the New Mexico state line, so we texted Steve to tell him we wouldn’t arrive before about 7pm. He was going to take us to a place open until 10 so all was good.

Gas was a lot cheaper in New Mexico. We saw $3.99 in Douglas, AZ and $2.99 -$3.19 in New Mexico. I-10 to Deming to cut the corner to get to Hatch which dumps us on the  I-25. Milo drove a little but Deb is doing most of the driving because of Milo’s new knee.

We arrived at Steve’s around 7pm and went to a great pizza and wine place called Farina's not far from the University on Central Ave. Really good pizza and good hazy IPA. By the time we got back to Steve’s we were beat, so off to bed in the van. It was 80 when we went to bed so we ran the fans until the middle of the night when the temperature dropped into the lower 70’s. Still have some organizing to do in the van.