We hit the road at 4:20 Thursday Morning and drove for a few hours before the girls woke up. We found a fun and memorable wagon themed rest stop which put everyone in high spirits.
After breakfast we drove for another five hours and arrived at Carlsbad Caverns NM by lunch time. We had a fun picnic lunch and then headed up to the cave. The girls had been looking forward to going to the “bat cave” for weeks now and it was very exciting.
I had heard numerous time how amazing Carlsbad is but it is truly something you have to experience to believe. We toured just one of the cavers and it was so huge that it could fit six football fields inside and took us an hour and half to tour. It was worth every minute and the JJ and Zana did awesome walking the whole time. JJ’s favorite formation was the popcorn and Zana liked the colossal columns.
Biddy got tired but we did our best to keep her going and made it out with only a few minor temper tantrums. Her favorite part was riding the elevator. We were the only ones going up and the ranger turned of all the lights so we could see the rock and get the feel of hurtling upward through thousands of feet of rock. It was an unforgettable experience.
Part of the fun of our road trips is the “Kamping”. We cheat and stay in cabins at RV resorts. The girls the love it and we love all the fun ammenities this kind of camping provides. Name any hotel that has ponies, covered wagons and a tire merry go round?
That night we tried to see the bat flight but there was thunder and lightning so we had to stay in our cars. We waited for a while in the parking lot and caught sight of a few bats before heading back to our “Bat Motel” for a good night’s sleep.
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