RV Winter Rambling 2006-07

That’s What Friends are For…….


Several weeks ago, when we were traversing the hills of Bisbee, we stopped for a coffee and tea at a little coffee bar in the centre of town to give us energy to continue our explorations. Fernie was reading a local newspaper and from behind him we heard “does it give the weather around Albuquerque?”. That’s how the conversation began and it was an hour later before it wrapped up. We immediately hit it off with this couple L&A from Rogue River, Oregon – so much that we swapped contact info. We were travelling in much the same direction so we parted with hopes that we’d cross paths again.

Just before leaving Santa Fe, I emailed them with our projected route for the next week and ‘lo and behold’ got an immediate reply. They said they’d return to Farmington, New Mexico for one night after a weekend in Durango, Colorado just 50 miles north. They recommended an RV Park, Mom and Pop’s and that’s where we met up again.

It was like meeting old friends when we pulled up – you’d never have known we’d just met. We sat outside sharing wine and beer and experiences throughout the sunny afternoon. When I checked in ‘Pop’ of Mom & Pop’s RV Park gave me a rundown of what to see and where to go around Farmington. He even suggested that if we went to Red Lobster, we could order the ‘lobster special’ for $27 and it was so huge we could share it.
“For only $13.50 each you and your hubby can have lobster” he exclaimed, peering at me over his half glasses to see if I was paying attention to his soliloquy. It made my mouth water and back at our campsite, I mentioned it to L&A – they thought it a tremendous idea and joined us for dinner at the Red Lobster. With a bottle of Chardonnay, it went down very well. I think Fernie and I were starved for some social interaction as we’d been alone for quite a while by then, so this night was definitely desirable, delectable and delicious. We parted ways the next morning – L&A heading home – but definitely plan to keep in touch.

posted by O'Leary @ 8:41 AM