It's time for the Spring Excel Rally. Each spring & fall, the Excel Owners Club of New Mexico has a big get-together for a weekend. Some of the owner will come early and stay later, if they can. We can, so we did.
We arrived on Tuesday mid-afternoon, got everything setup and unloaded the car. That's becoming a real crowd gatherer. The official time of the rally if Friday through Sunday, so there are only a few people here.
We were able to see our friends, Joy & the MacAlexander's that evening. It was a time to catch up on all of the happenings with each other. God my side hurt from all of the laughing. They are all a really great bunch.
Then our friends Mel & Karol arrived from their winter home in Arizona. It's always great to see them and share stories. Mel is going to be one of the seminar presenters this weekend on "tips & tricks" of owning and maintaining an RV.
Then we took a side trip to Deming, NM to visit the St. Clair winery. You can get wine there straight out of the cask into your own jug. We had them mix the wine and walked out with our own special blends. Now the best part is that there are no added sulphates in the wine. That means that Roseann can enjoy a glass every so often. Total cost of this fine wine is $3.25 / qt.
Thursday start to bring in more & more rigs. All in all 60+ rigs showed up and we had a great time. I spent a lot of time answering questions about our setup with the truck and car. People were really surprised to find out what bottom line costs were to do it the way we chose. Now that they know it's affordable, we just might see more big rigs on the road as rv tow vehicles.
We received some good news from our friends Daryl & Cindy this week. They are going Full Time in their rv after they leave the rally. They go back home, pack things up and move on down the road. We'll see them in early June as they begin their journey north to South Dakota to get their driver licenses.
I was able to get the truck washed and waxed while there. That's always a trick because the truck is 13.5' tall. Getting to the top and waxing it gets to be a challenge. A lot of people got their rv's washed and waxed while they were there. A company comes around and makes everyone a special deal. For a lot of folks, it's a lot easier for someone else to do it.
Monday came fast. It's now time for us to load the car and be ready to close up tomorrow for the move to our next stop on our journey to enjoy the sights and sounds of the U.S.
Tim & Roseann
Las Cruces 04/08