Day 11: Tucumcari, NM

Stop 8: Tucumcari, NM

Tucumcari might be a nice town but that's not the impression that we're getting.  It's 100 degrees and the wind is blowing.  The sky is red with dust and huge red whirlwinds are everywhere.  Makes you feel gritty all over.  Makes staying in the trailer with the AC on look very appealing.

The day didn't start out well.  When we were packing up this morning, we discovered that the black water (toilet) tank was clogged and wouldn't drain.  This was particularly distressing because tonight's campground has no restrooms. 

I've seen backflushing devices all over but of course, now that I needed one, they were no where to be found.  We decided to travel with the tank full today in the hope that the clog would shake itself loose.  Worked like a charm.  We're back in business.  We will definitely get a backflusher next time we see one.

Finally, here's tonight's campsite:

-J-