Santa Fe and changes

So, we've been staying in Santa Fe, New Mexico for about a week now.  The air is very dry and cold and there are simply vast areas where there is nothing as far as the eye can see.

So, why stay a week?

Well, we've been talking and found that our setup (Watson and Tiny Holmes) just hasn't been as satisfying as we thought it would be. Don't get us wrong - we loved Tiny Holmes...but, it was... well... small... and we don't think the Truck Camper's maneuverability is enough compensation.

And yes, for those of you paying attention...that is snow on the top of the camper

So we decided to change things up a bit. Quite a bit.

Near Santa Fe is a much smaller town known as (wait for it....) Moriarty. Moriarty the town has roughly 2000 residents and is known for it's Pinto Bean Fiesta in October.

Great, so it's March...not October. Why are we here?

Moriatry is also known for soaring (Thomas was VERY tempted)... but that's not why we were here either.

Moriarty has an RV dealership - literally called RVSalesNM . They are, among other things, an Arctic Fox dealership. Back when we got the initial Holmes (Fifth-Wheel) we had considered Arctic Fox...but they were only out west and living in Florida; we never got a chance to visit.

But now we were in New Mexico....in a Sherlockian-themed camper...with an Arctic Fox dealership...in a town called Moriarty.

We had to take a look.

We met Valerie Chowning, the owner, and her brother, Clayton, and even Shiba the dog. Wonderful people with absolutely no pressure and an amazing amount of patience.  Clayton let us take a long look at an Arctic Fox travel trailer that seemed to call to us. (More room than could be imagined for someone who was used to a Truck Camper!)

Clayton knows campers - after working on the service side for years, he was able to provide a wonderful insight into both what is possible and what to watch for when choosing a camper.  Clayton also owns a truck camper, so he knew exactly what we both loved about Tiny Holmes and what our current problems were. After he got an idea of the things we were looking for, he showed us parts catalogs to see what options they could offer.  (This may not satisfy some but Thomas' geek-side loved to see specs and technical details)

Clayton

So....after a week of setup (getting some accounts in order; doing some maintenance on Watson; and fighting some snow), we swapped out Tiny Holmes and are now sitting in the Artic Fox 25Y now named Moriarty.

Our Moriarty Funko Pop! Vinyl figurine....that we had BEFORE we left