Las Cruces, NM

Left today about 11:00 or so, trip to Las Cruces was good but we sure did notice that many items had moved without the benefit of air ride the fifth wheel experiences a much rougher ride. Woody decided to take the extension off the fifth wheel, had to borrow a tool from Mark to accomplish the job. We stayed a few days visiting with Mark and family, enjoyed their company and some Mexican food at a real cool little Mexican

restaurant in old Mesilla, one of those places one would not probably find unless you had the advantage of a local resident guide. Mark owns a cabinet shop and builds homes in Las Cruces, so of course Woody spent some time with Mark, checking out his shop and looking at the homes he is the process of building. We met Mark and family while staying at the park in AZ, they camped there during the Christmas holidays, staying for the New Year’s Eve party. That was so cool to see families out camping during the Christmas Break, a totally new concept for us eh!
Mesilla was declared part of the USA in 1854 and was an important route since the 16th century, eventually became known as the Chihuahua-Santa Fe Trail. For more information on the history of Mesilla and Las Cruces, click on the link.
http://www.oldmesilla.org/html/early_history.html.

The restaurant had a very nice waiting area.
Woody, Annette, Mark and ?. LOL

Some interesting birds in the waiting area.

Mark and Annette's son, Mark and guess who?

Enjoying good company and just finished a real Mexican dinner.

We stayed at Sunny Acres RV Park, a very nice park within the city of Las Cruces, large sites, well kept, great staff and there is a wonderful view of Organ Mountains. No pictures though, took enough pictures of the mountains and the park on the way down to AZ. When I made reservations the Manager remembered us and gave us big hugs when we arrived, as well she came out to the truck to see the dogs, love this place!