We’ve begun our Walkabout. Not sure what we mean? Here’s a fun definition we found: “A spontaneous journey through the wildnerness of one’s choosing in an effort to satisfy one’s itchy feet, a need to be elsewhere, the craving for the open road, that space over the horizon. Something you can’t quite touch, so you have to go find it because it’s, you know, just there.” This walkabout will be a time for our family to grow closer, stronger, and learn even more about each other, all the while growing as individuals, and most importantly, growing with God. God’s going to give us lessons along the way, and opportunities to share Him. This walkabout is something Albert and I have always wanted to do together as a family and something we consider an investment in our boys. A for-sure life memory!

So, first stop…El Paso, TX.

Well, actually, it was Marana, AZ, about 90 minutes from our house. We stopped there for a quick bathroom/let-the-dog-stretch-her-legs stop. Upon returning to Big Boy, our nickname for the motorhome, we noticed the right rear tire was flat. Thankfully, we’d pulled off at a McDonald’s and weren’t out in the middle of nowhere.

But here’s where the story gets worse. We have Good Sam roadside assistance. It’s supposed to cover all things like this. But we sat in the parking lot for five hours waiting for a tire change. Come to find out, Good Sam is really Cheap Sam, in our opinion. Our call got cancelled three times. Eventually, a Smarter Sam employee decided we’d sat there long enough and called someone outside of their service contracts. A tow truck company 1/2 mile down the road from where we sat. So finally, after 1pm, we were on the road again.

We still had stops planned in Tucson. By the time those needed stops were taken care of, that left us enough time to get to Lordsburg, NM.

Sabbath morning, we drove the rest of the way into El Paso. Because of the time change and delays from the day before, we missed making it to church. We drove around the downtown area and found the Holocaust Museum, another of our stops.

If you’re ever visiting El Paso, we hope you’ll make this one of your destinations. It was so well done. Such a meaningful, beautiful tribute to those who suffered so horribly.

Melbee-sitting at the Holocaust Museum.

A view from Scenic Park Drive