Today was supposed to be a driving day. Would we make it to New Mexico?

We woke up to the squawking of geese swimming down our river. It really was a beautiful campground and we were sad we didn’t have a chance to use the smoker that was provided at each site.

I-10 was not as boring as we had thought. It showed us the changing landscape from ranches to desert. Seeing this, Martin was adamant that it was time for Mexican food again. According to the exit sign at Ozona, there was a Mexican restaurant to be visited. We drove through Ozona, but weren’t able to find the advertised Mexican restaurant and were about to head back to I-10 when we spotted a bright blue canopy with a number of young women selling food to a long lineup of people. The sign said “Taquitos” and we immediately stopped and lined up and waited for original home cooked Mexican food, in support of a youth group trip to San Antonio.

After leaving Ozona, we entered an area of Texas that has a lot of oil and gas development. The other drivers drove fast and often aggressively and there was a lot of dust.

We made it safely to New Mexico and selected the Carlsbad KOA to camp at. There are bunnies everywhere and we have to keep Pepsi on a short leash. There is a dog run near our site and Pepsi learned to crawl through tunnels and was coaxed to try the seesaw. She is a motivated and fast learner.