No - wait…. That was yesterday. I wrote a nice long piece last night from the comfort of my cell, but come time to post it, the universe nudged my finger over to ‘delete’. Probably just as well, it was pretty snarky .
So. The rain soaked bed - solved with the help of two industrial strength dryers and five bucks of quarters.. Job done. It gave me enough time to remove the pathetically ineffective mattress I brought with me and replace it with the nice new inflatable one from Walmart. Wrangling an inflatable item of those dimensions inside the camper is akin to watching an emergency evacuation slide being deployed into a jetway…. It happens. Having provided the entire campsite with enough amusement to satisfy an entire circus crowd, all was installed with fresh, warm, mostly dry bedding. I slept like a log.
The long slog to OKC was uneventful today save for a spat with Mistress Google over redirection for non existent roadworks.. I declined her advice. So the Gordian Knot of Tulsa, OK approached with some trepidation, but the navigation was efficient, smooth and easy to follow. I believe we are friends once more.
Today was another long slog to ABQ, 550 miles of I-70, but the saving grace is I’m in an hotel on the ninth floor with a lovely view of the Sandias to the NE so the sun will wake me in the morning. Mind you - the sunset is shaping up to be pretty awesome as well. When I find a way to post pictures, I will.