Friday, May 14th

No walking today for three reasons, rain, cold and wind. Not a pretty day in Portales, New Mexico. So, what is there to do in Portales, NM on a rainy day ? Take a tour of the Sunland Peanut Factory. They process Valencia, Spanish and Virginia peanuts into peanut butter and other peanut products. It was a very interesting and informative tour.

Did you know that peanut butter was heated during processing and has to be cooled afterwards.

Hopefully, tomorrow will be a walking day. Stay tuned .......

Saturday, May 15th

Carol took me out to the starting point today and after 6 miles, I met up with Ruth and Carol. Carol walked 2 miles through Portales and then it was Ruth's turn. She walked 2 miles also.

But the good news is, JOHN IS BACK !. John walked 1 mile today, to the ending point, which just happened to be in front of our RV park. We set a new record today, everyone walked !! This is truly a team effort. Texas is only 14 miles away.

We were talking to some of the guys that stay here long term. They are construction workers that are building a hanger at Cannon Air Force Base about 8 miles from here. They said the coyotes come through the RV park every night. I guess we better keep Jolie Blonde inside. (we do anyway)

We found a hard hat today and will use it for de-construction. Stay tuned .......