After we left Llano State Park we moved on to Balmorhea State Park, also in Texas. We were going to be there for one night then move on to Carlsbad, NM then to Roswell, Albuquerque, then toward the Mesa, AZ area. We had planned to be in Mesa for 5 weeks to see spring training baseball but we had 2 more weeks before we got to Mesa.
It had been cold for several days and it was cold when we got in to Balmorhea. Because of the cold and wind we just stayed in. The next morning we woke up and the outside temperature was 15. We looked at the forecast for Carlsbad and points along out route and the 10 day forecast remained cold, windy with a good chance of snow for the entire time. We were tired of cold! We also had been checking weather in Mesa and saw warm temps and sun. So we called the campground in Mesa and asked if we could come in 2 weeks early. Sure, they had space, come on in. We called and cancelled our other stops and made tracks to Mesa. It took two longer days and we saw some beautiful scenery. We also had some difficult stretches thru mountain passes. But when we got here it was 75! NICE!!
While checking in we were invited to the weekly happy hour in the club house. Very nice.
So far temps have been in the upper 70s or low 80s with full sun. It is a wonderful gift to be able to just abandon a plan and make a complete change.
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