March 19 - RV oil change in Phoenix and Quartzsite, AZ

Belle needed to have an oil change so Bill made a reservation at Onsite Truck and Equipment Repair in Phoenix. While Belle got her oil changed, we got breakfast and had a walk. Bill had to troubleshoot an issue with the light bar we have to use on the truck. He called the company and the tech walked him through some things to check. Bill took the bar apart, diagnosed the problem and fixed it. He always amazed me with his electrical and mechanical skills. 

We were finally on our way to Quartzsite by 12:30 with working lights and an oil change! Woohoo!

Rugged landscape as we drive through a canyon. 

Setup at Shady Lane RV Park so we can watch the NCAA Wrestling Championships. 

March 22 - Alamogordo New Mexico

Alamogordo is the pistachio capital of the world. However, those nuts aren’t any cheaper than back home. 

For awhile when we were driving the car, we had been hearing loud noises in the car whenever we drove over rough roads. Back in State Collage I said there was something wrong with the brakes but the Jeep dealership said they didn’t find anything. Now it came to a head!!  We are driving on lots of rough roads. So Bill, who can fix darn near anything, decided to take a look. Within about 5 minutes, he said he knew what was wrong. There is a bolt missing on the caliper that holds the disc brakes. 

Off we went to find a bolt. Unfortunately the one we found wasn’t the right one so we decided to call a Jeep dealership in Alamogordo and a brake place. The dealership was worthless but the brake guys knew exactly what he needed. Unfortunately they didn’t have the part but the one young mechanic took him to find the bolt. Came back and put it on for about $30. No more noise. Huge sigh of relief and very thankful. 

While Bill was getting the brake fixed, the boys and I took a short hike and sat outside basking in the warmth. Yeah, we had it pretty good. Here’s a pic our surroundings. Only a few other campers around us but none close. 

Second maintenance task was to install a new faucet. That’s done, too. Wow. What a man!!

Now what. Who knows but there is a quilt shop that doesn’t look like it’s too far away 😉.

Just got back from visiting the Pins and Needles quilt shop and taking a little hike among some cacti. 

Look at those prickles. 

There’s a house up there in the hills. See it?

All in all a very good day. 

Evening we took a short hike to the hills and sat outside and watched the sunset. 

White Sands is just at the foothills of the mountains. We can see the sand blowing. It’s been very windy. Glad we had already visited White Sands last year. Wouldn’t have minded visiting again but not with sand blowing in our eyes.