Travel day! Short drive, so no big deal … BUT – it’s raining. and it rained most of the night. Ugh. This thing is basically a tent, so putting it up wet is terrible. You can’t keep water out of the inside, and that kinda sucks. We drag our feet, and thankfully the rain stops, so we get to pack up while it’s dry. Still water on it, but that’s not so bad. After we collapse it, I crawl under to grease the lift system – it’s been sluggish going up, and the manufacturer suggested lubing it – sounds like a plan to me! We manage to leave only a few minutes after check-out time. I hate it when I do that … thankfully only the second time on the trip. which I think is pretty good.

We drive an hour to Cortez, and set back up. Go out for lunch to Tequila’s – pretty good Mexican food! Still can’t wait to get back to Texas for it, though.

It’s gonna freeze tonight, so we put out the electric heater, and it can barely keep us comfortable (almost!) after night falls. I decide to investigate one of the standard features of The Beast – it has electrically heated mattresses! And they work! Woohoo! We’ll be able to sleep comfortably after all! I get up a couple of times during the night, and it’s COLD inside, but under the blankets, it’s roasty-toasty! We’re over 100 yards away from the bathrooms, so yippee for The Beast’s toilet!

Oh, yeah, the sunset was spectacular:

And here’s a closeup:

It looked like the bottoms of the clouds were on fire. The photos don’t do it justice, plus these were from the phone. I’ll try to get some tomorrow night with a real camera.