Today we spent our second day in Tucumcari, awaiting a new flywheel. Tucumari is a small town with few charms for the casual traveler but, taken as a whole, I was wrong to have thought so highly of it. It would be a tough place to make a living unless in the automotive repair business. There are many vacant structures. However, all the folks we have met so far have been very nice.
We did see Susan, the lady running the Cactus RV-Park, outside sweeping the dirt. Peggy says Susan was probably a real beauty when she was young but now she looks like the rest of us. Her dirt sweeping finally yielded a tiny pile of leaves and pebbles which she took away in her wheelie-bin. The park is excruciatingly clean having had its dirt swept regularly.
The park operators run the wi-fi in a strange fashion here. They turn it on and off at designated times during the day. The reason for this is unclear. We have access to the internet from 7 to 10 AM and from 3 to 10 PM. The operators are not absolutely accurate with the time because it came on at 2:15 this afternoon and remained on until about 10:40 PM when our streaming Foyle’s War abruptly went to blank screen.
This morning our trailer was parked in such a way that we had both cable TV and satellite TV but that came to an end when another RVer pulled in right next to us. Rejiggering of our satellite antenna got us back on satellite transmissions but cable went south because I just don’t have enough coaxial cable. We will survive this.
So far, the weather has been crummy with either overcast skies and near-freezing temperatures or slightly higher temperatures with brisk winds accompanied by bright sunshine. Our trailer is nice and comfy but going outside requires hardy souls and dedication.