Along the road

Yesterday we arrived in Carlsbad, NM and expected to enter the Carlsbad Caverns but were disappointed to find out that their "winter" hours  meant that no one could enter after 3:30 and  we arrived at 4:15!  Our plan was to tour the caverns which are supposed to be very deep and very large and then watch the bats come out at dusk.  We did see the bats and there were thousands of them!  It was quite a sight to see.  We watched for 25 minutes and they were still coming out of the cave but in much smaller amounts.  Today we left the tall mountains and deep canyons of the west and entered the flat and desolate plains of Texas. We did find a couple of hills to climb but no mountains.   Our first stop is just an overnight in Ozona and off to San Antonio tomorrow.  When we arrived here we discovered a flat tire on the camper that neither one of us were aware of!  The tire was down to the rim but luckily no damage was done to the camper!  Our trip is winding down which is bittersweet!  We have had a blast and seen a lot of amazing stuff but we are both ready to plant our feet!  Off  to see the sights of San Antonio tomorrow and get a tire fixed!