Gilbert Ray Campground near Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
I woke up to a beautiful sunrise, which lit up the cacti to make a lovely contrast with the puddles on the blacktop road. (puddles in Arizona?) When I unpluged the electric cord, I got to see the cactus plant growing at the base of the electric box that harpooned me the night before.
After walking around the RV twice to make sure I didn't forget anything - hatches closed, antenna down, steps up - I jumped in and turned the key... nothing. That's just great! All I needed was a vehicle with a bad battery. I remembered I had read somewhere that you can start it from the coach batteries. There was a button on an overhead panel that said "vehicle boost start", so I held it down and turned the key again. Started right up. These RV people think of everything. That's when I remembered that I had turned the parking lights on last night. They were obviously on all night. That made me happy, though, because it meant there was probably nothing wrong with the battery, just the battery operator.
So I headed on down the road to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. I allowed myself until about noon to sightsee prior to starting the 3 1/2 hour drive to my next destination before it got dark. It's a beautiful park/zoo with many walking trails through plant and wildlife exhibits. I ended up staying until about 2pm, and then started the drive to Deming, NM.
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum