Along the Mexican Border
Odometer: 28,017 It's time for us to leave Las Cruces and the Americas Best Value Inn. After breakfast we sadly say goodbye to Elina, David and the kids. We had a really good time there…
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Enjoying the pool
After a busy morning, we spend the late afternoon and evening around the pool and play with the kids - we have a lot of fun and they do too. While playing around the pool…Read MorePleasant evening
We haven't cooked in four weeks and feel kind of deprived. So, we suggest to take the kids to go grocery shopping for dinner. In the afternoon I find myself in the breakfast kitchen in…Read MorePecan farm, Las Cruces, NM
Today we take the kids of Elina and David for a ride to Strahmann's Pecan Farm. Unfortunately, they are no longer offering tours around the property after they had an accident some years back. So…Read MoreABVI Las Cruces, NM
Today's post is dedicated to the "Americas Best Value Inn" Las Cruces, New Mexico. This is the place we have spent the last few days and feel welcomed and comfortable. The owners are Elina and…Read MoreAnother day in Las Cruces, NM
Today we are busy working all morning. We are sitting outside in the shade but by noon it is still to hot to bare and I have to jump into the pool. It is great…Read MoreMesilla Valley, NM
Late morning, after doing some work and talking to other guests at the hotel as well as the owners we explore Mesilla Valley a bit closer. We drive north on SR 187 which is lined…Read MoreMesilla, NM
It's a quiet day in Las Cruces. We spend it mostly at the hotel, working, doing laundry, sleeping. Only in the afternoon we go out into the heat (it's 94 Fahrenheit / 35 Celsius). We…Read MoreCarlsbad Caverns, NM
Odometer: 27,501 Late morning we return to the Carlsbad Caverns. With a jacket around the hips we start walking down the steep trail. The trail is 1.25 miles and the drop in elevation is 750…Read More