Los Alamos, New Mexico

Millie, Rae Anne, Marcus (L) Evan (R)

September 15 to 23^rd 2018. 

As I said at the end of the last post, we are camped in Kolman’s driveway. It’s actually allowed here for up to 30 days, I guess because there’s not a lot of tourist accommodations in town.  Their driveway is below the level of the street, is heavily wooded and borders the Los Alamos National Forest. It’s a very nice rustic spot.

Ray Anne and Dave both work and Marcus and Evan are 2^nd graders so we extended our stay over two weekends so we could spend more time with them. The Kids knocked on the door of the bus every morning at 7:30 for a visit before school and came back every evening to watch DVD’s with us. 

Marcus's eighth birthday party at the aquatics center in Los Alamos

 We tried to blend into their busy weekday schedule. We sat on the sidelines of Evans soccer practice, went to Marcus’s birthday party at the town aquatic center, shared a few meals together, and helped whenever we could. Millie and the boys made cookies and fruit smoothies.

Larry's Hot Tub Repair Service!

I’m fortunate that they let me stay busy during the week by doing a few small projects around the house. This year Millie and I dismantled an unused 8 person hot tub and hauled it to the trash transfer station. Afterward, Millie pressure cleaned their deck and I got to do some electric work installing lights in a closet and kitchen pantry. 

The cleanup crew

All too soon our visit was over and we were prepping for a Monday morning departure. We’re excited because we’re going into uncharted (by us) territory.

The highways of America: our final frontier. These are the voyages of the Bus, our 18 year old Winnebago. Our mission: to explore new places, to seek out new experiences and too enjoy ourselves along the way, to boldly go where no motorhome has gone before.