Saturday involved driving from the overnight stop outside a police station in Walsenburg, Colorado to Mexican Hat, Utah. As has already been explained in the blog post below, this would allow me to get an early start and run the “final mile” on Sunday (my birthday).
It was my Wedding Anniversary but set to be quite a unique one. 11 years ago, Donna and I tied the knot in Bamburgh.
Deb and I had a hearty breakfast in Walsenburg before we set off.
Deb drove the entire way. It was almost 400 miles through Colorado and into Utah. It was an eventful journey to say the least. Mountain passes of almost 11,000ft, desert badlands, disintegrating roads, sheer drops, roadworks and long diversions sums it up. It was an epic journey.
The laundromat visit in Alamosa, Colorado broke the journey up. While I “supervised the tumble dryer”, Deb worked liked an absolute demon; emptying the RV of all we no longer needed. “Some” of it went in nearby dumpsters. The non perishable food items, camp chairs and 3 large slabs of water were given to a local resident called Misty who was cleaning up outside the laundromat with her dog Macaroni.
Fast forward many hours and miles and we checked in to the RV park at 7pm in Mexican Hat, Utah. It was almost 40 Celsius!
The next few hours were spent packing suitcases and disposing of more unwanted items. I’ll not be wearing that XL hoodie anymore for example! We were both sweating buckets.
For what it was worth, I had a shower and tried to get some sleep. It was about 0245 by the time that happened. The wake up alarm was 0515!!
