As one of us put it, "It's just not our cup of tea". The music is great and it's definitely an experience; but we've come to realize we are not ones for crowds. New Orleans is famous for their drive-through Daiquiris and partying. We're just not much for partying.
So we've decided to change things up a bit. We pushed through Texas on into New Mexico to see the Carlsbad Caverns.
We love to claim lots of sight-seeing in Texas but we pushed through fairly quickly. We did see the land of Windmills in Texas though - both old and new.
New Mexico (and some of Texas) is definitely desert, which is very weird to a Floridian. Humidity here is currently 10% - honest! We actually stayed at one site an extra day and did nothing. Why? Winds of 30-50 mph with gusts of 70 mph. Definitely not weather to be driving a truck camper through.
It was worth it, though. Today we got to Carlsbad Caverns National Park.
You drive to the top of the caverns through a bit of twisty curves. That's the same road we're driving on below us:
You can walk from the top down to the cavern, but it's quite a walk. We chose the elevator. Pictures do not do the caverns justice. They do have lights set to show the more remarkable features of the caverns and a mile+ walkway just to see most of it. And that's just the sections of the cavern that is open to the public - there are another 30+ miles with areas yet to be discovered.
Just some of the photos...
One of the original ladders used by some of the explorers...
The Cavern is remarkable dry compared (it used to be filled with water). But there are still places with water. If you look closely - this is filled with water.
And it ran under the walkway...
Tomorrow we move on to Albuquerque and Santa Fe.
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