Elephant Butte State Park, New Mexico

We did not want to leave City of Rocks but needed to meet up with Lyn and Ann. We settled on a site overlooking Elephant Butte Lake. The temperature is in the high 70s. J is wearing shorts. There is a slight breeze and we anticipate a great dinner tonight with our friends, a roaring campfire, and a good bit of champagne to celebrate Ann’s birthday.

The day starts out warm. The sun is hot on Diana Rigg. Ann is having an azimuth moment trying to figure out how to get her satellite dish working on the Airstream. We hear a loud “Yessss” and know she got it up and running.

We get the dogs ready and all head out to walk down to the water. The lake has greatly receded and the “beach” is quite extensive. We will drive the truck way down on the beach tonight and have a campfire.

A side trip to the Marina is where I find this weak but open signal that gets me online. Julie and Ann go down to the marina. Ann longs for another houseboat like the one she and Lyn had on the Mississippi.