Meteor Crater.

After we left The Rally, we made our way across AZ. We made a stop in Winslow, AZ to see the meteor crater. Said to be created over 50,000,000 years ago, Meteor Crater is over 4,000 feet across, and 550 feet deep. We were able to view and touch a 1,406 pound meteorite fragment, the largest ever found in the area.

This was definitely a fascinating sight to behold and although the admission price was a bit steep, it was really interesting. If you ever have the opportunity to view a crater, I highly recommend it.

Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum

While at The Rally we made time to visit the hot air museum. It was really interesting learning about the history of balloons and ballooning. There were lots of hands-on things for the kids to explore and even a simulation of flying a balloon.

We got to see a movie about the annual Balloon Festival held each October in Albuquerque where hundreds of balloons of all shapes and sizes participate in events. It really looked amazing.

We enjoyed the museum a lot.

The Rally.

We arrived in Albuquerque, NM the next day. It was a little hectic getting into the RV area as the volunteers were not as organized as we would have liked. However, once we got in, we got settled quickly and had plenty of room to set up the RV.

There were somewhere between 2,500 and 3,000 RV's in attendance. That was definitely a sight to see.

We mostly enjoyed the Rally. We had not been informed that the RV area was a 20 min. bus ride away from the event location. This posed a bit of an inconvenience. We decided after the first day that we would drive our own vehicle.

The youth center for the kids was really great. They had a lot of fun meeting new friends and going on some really fun field trips. I was glad they had a fun place to hang out while we enjoyed the seminars and exhibits.

Timmy won 2nd place in the Oreo cookie stacking contest and was rewarded with a $100 Target gift card.

The RV's were set up in the Balloon Fiesta Park. Some of you may know that Albuquerque is very famous for being the hot air balloon capital. We were treated one evening to a balloon glow. Several hot air balloons lined up in an open field. They were tethered to the ground and they filled the balloons with flames so that they glowed bright yellow and orange. It was really beautiful and cool. We all enjoyed this very much.

We liked meeting new people and sharing a passion for RVing with others. It may be a few years before we attend The Rally again.

Roswell, NM

On our way through Arizona we planned a one night stop in Roswell to see if we could find any aliens. We did make time to explore the UFO museum and read first-hand accounts of the many UFO sightings in the area as well as the famous crash of a UFO in a field nearby in 1947.

It was silly fun and the kids got a kick out of all the alien and UFO inspired merchandise. Even the street lights in the town looked like aliens.

Easter in TX.

We spent Easter in the RV park in San Antonio. They had a lot of stuff for the kids to do including an egg hunt, pinata, and lots of goodies. The Easter Bunny showed up to greet the children and play with them. Even though the kids are older now, they enjoyed the festivities and then we enjoyed a lovely meal at home. We left San Antonio the next day to make our way to NM for The Rally.

Sea World, San Antonio.

We recently spent the day at Sea World. The weather was beautiful, although very windy. The park had very low crowds so the experience was great.

There were no wait times for rides and the animal interactions were so great because there weren't people crowding around as we have experienced in the past. The kids enjoyed the thrill rides. The Steel Eel (roller coaster) was their favorite. They got to ride multiple times due to the crowd level being so low.

The only disappointment was that the attached water park was closed, so we did not get to enjoy that, but we may go back.

Overall, we had a wonderful day and were really glad we went.