Still in Las Cruces

Has been a quiet week. We got the RV in last Monday to the dealer and they had the brakes fixed and we were back at the campsite settled by 1pm. I think until we pull the rig any distance will I feel more relaxed, still a little scared of what happened. Since last Monday we have putzed around town, Las Cruces isn't a place that we would come back to for any length of time, only for a night or two as we pass through going east or west. Very steeped in Spanish culture and everyone speaks Spanish as well. We are only 15 miles from the border of Mexico, and fortunately there isn't any problems.

We tried a couple of nights last week to catch the full moon rising over the Organ Mountains near Dripping Spring but with the fading light, this is the best I was able to capture. What struck us the most was the quietness of the area at sunset. A few birds came out but nothing else. We had to watch for rattlesnakes, thankfully didn't see or hear any. Still very dramatic. To see the lights come on over the city to the west as the sun was setting and the darkening purple/pink of the night to the east - breathtaking.

This town is very easy to get around and by the third day here we did not need a GPS. We drove down to El Paso couple of days ago to look at RVs just to get a feel of what other options we may want if we park this rig somewhere. Nothing looked appealing. Have managed to get to some great Mexican restaurants - Dave got his hot chili pepper/jalapeno breakfast fix. We will definitely do this one more time before leaving. We have sat tight since Friday since it's been overcast and dreary, catching up on things. We plan to go to White Sands National Monument tomorrow since it's the best weather day of the week. We will be leaving here hopefully by the end of the week, about 1 1/2 weeks earlier than we thought, to head to Benson, Arizona to do sightseeing. We are bored here, not alot to see or do. When we do get to Benson - about 4 hours west of here - we will be close enough to Jill and family that we could spend the holiday with them, if they will be home.