We watched the balloons fly one last time… We walked on the field amidst the chaos…
It’s always fun to see the special shaped balloons – later in the week they will have a special competition just for them…
This is Bill Lee, the pilot who organized our balloon rides last week in Gallup. His balloon is the official balloon for the State of New Mexico… We tried to talk to him, but I think he was preoccupied…
So we walked on…
After a few minutes we looked back and Bill Lee was aloft…
Once all the balloons had ascended we walked back to the Villa, hitched up, and left our happy campground full of Airstreams…
Our destination today is Gallup, NM, back to USA RV Park, which we left less than one week ago… We are spending one night, to dump the tanks, take showers, and get re-oriented again for our trip home…
We stopped briefly to stretch our legs, and then traveled on…
We crossed the Continental Divide (7275′ elevation) at about 11:00 am. It was 44 degrees outside… And then the rain began. It was not heavy, and it did not hinder our trip…
There is not a lot going on out here in western New Mexico…
But soon we were settled in to our site at USA RV Park, just west of Gallup, NM.
This evening we had planned to walk the 1/2 mile and eat at Virgies, a Gallup institution. Literally seconds before we left the Airstream it started to rain in a giant downpour. It didn’t last long, but we didn’t want to get caught in another such downpour… Also, the highway was too wet, in our opinion, to walk…
We called Uber and 9 minutes later we were at Virgies:
By the time dinner was over we were able to walk back to the Villa…
And an enjoyable time was had by all…
Oh! Here’s Evelyn:
Adventures in the Villa 
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