April 22, 2008
Albuquerque, NM
We had a great day for driving, with the sun and breeze at our backs (well, at least until late afternoon when we got a wicked cross-wind) as we headed east. We wrapped up the house close-up activities a bit early, and were on the road by roughly 8:30 AM. As planned, we headed north on I-17 to Flagstaff, then east on I-40. We stopped near Winslow (site of the meteor crater featured in the movie "Starman") for lunch, and rolled into Albuquerque in the early evening (losing an hour with the shift from MST in Arizona to MDT in New Mexico).
The ride was uneventful, except for a bit of technology with a hiccup. The coach has this neat feature in the cruise control that will automatically slow down if we get close to a vehicle in front of us. It matches the speed of the overtaken vehicle. Today, it "failed" (the "fail" light came on). Even though I turned it off, the basic cruise control wouldn't engage. It reset the next time I restarted the engine, but had to drive quite a way without it. It's amazing how much we can come to rely on the technology, and miss it when it isn't there.
We topped off the fuel tank (first diesel we saw all day under $4/gallon -- if $3.999 counts) and found a spot between the 18-wheelers for the night. I'll be up early and on the road around 6:00 AM if all goes well..
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