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Trip to Burro Mounta
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We spent the night at Rockhound State Park, outside of Deming, NM, last night for our first overnight trip in our GMC motorhome.
We left yesterday, before lunch. The door decided to fly open just before we got on the highway, but we noticed it in time and secured it before moving on. I really need to fix that.
It was a short drive, maybe ten miles. It was a bit windy, so it was hard to assess the handling. My wife was riding in the back with the animals and said the rear end was all over the road, but I didn't really notice it. I did notice that it tended to pull to the right when we drove over cattle guards.
My dog isn't a great traveler, but loves the park. My cat travels fine, but hates camping.
Without working propane in the coach, we weren't able to use the stove, oven, or furnace, so we cooked over a portable camp stove, and used an electric kettle for hot water. This was actually a big upgrade from our last camping trip, so I'm not complaining.
Our coach has the convertible side-facing settee/double bed in the back. After sleeping on it, I know why so many people convert these to permanent bed. That project is officially on the list.
Woke up at about 6am today, ate some oatmeal and coffee, and then cranked the engine. It started right up, in spite of it being 32F outside. Sometimes I get a lot of blue smoke when I start the coach early on a cold morning, but it didn't happen today, which is good, because the campground was packed.
The drive home was uneventful, and we're already unpacked. Winter is about to kick in for real down here, so I doubt we'll be taking any more trips until the spring. For a first short trip, this was pretty great, in spite of the fact that we had no heat or running water - that said, I've been told that was the last trip we're taking until we get those particular items working :D
Rockhound Park, Dec 2012
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