10-2 Villanueva State Park

We woke up to a beautiful cool morning. It got down to the 40s so it was a great night of sleeping in the mountains. Larry crawled out of bed and fed Flo. After he got dressed Flo was ready for her morning walk. While they were away I crawled out of bed.  When they returned I made breakfast for Larry and me. After breakfast we got the Minnie ready to depart. We drove down the mountain towards Pecos. When we got to Pecos we tried to get an Internet connection to check out the weather. We have been thinking about going to Albuquerque for a square dance event but it’s suppose to be in the 90s and there was no way we could leave Flo in the Minnie while we danced. We checked the weather and found out it was still going to be in the 90s so we decided to go to Villanueva State Park.

Camping in Villanueva State Park

Swimming in the Pecos River

We have never been to Villanueva State Park before so we were excited about going. The road going to the park was very nice it went through the little town of Villanueva. The campground had only one loop open and there were a lot of reserved sites. We weren’t sure which one were open and which one were reserved so Larry stopped by the visitor center and asked. The park ranger wasn’t sure which reserved sites were reserved but he recommended the sites that were first come first serve. We found a great site that backed up to the Pecos River. This was so cool because this will be the second site we had that was on the Pecos River. Once we set up the Minnie for the night we took Flo for a walk to the pay station to pay. When we got back to the site we walked Flo to the river so she could go swimming. She was very excited. She slowly walked in the river and found a spot to go swimming. She really enjoyed this. When she finished swimming the current of the river gave her a little challenge to get back to Larry and me, she had a great time. When we got back we sat outside and relaxed in our chairs. After awhile Larry and I went inside but Flo decided she wanted to stay outside. She was outside by herself for a long time. 

Making Jiffy Popcorn

It started to rain about 5 and is still falling. It rained hard and there was a little hail. Once the rain stopped for a little while everyone took their dogs for a walk including us. We were lucky by the time we got back it started to rain again.  I made some Jiffy Popcorn and hot chocolate to get the chill out. It sounds like the rain is setting in for a little while. It is raining right now as I’m writing the blog. We still had a great day.