Hey hey USA - 22nd October - and we're on our own
For the next part of our trip I had rented a campervan from an organisation a bit like Airbnb. Anne and Mike were flying home late morning from Albuquerque and so they dropped us off at the address where the camper was kept. I had been looking at the weather forecast which told me the weather was going to get colder, unseasonably colder and dropping to much below freezing, especially as we got higher in elevation. So we were there, on the pavement with two suitcases and several bags of the food that had been left over from the earlier part of the trip. The owner of the van came out and introduced us to the camper pictured underneath. This picture is taken from the website of the company. There were problems however, as it was explained to us that the awning could not be used as a previous renter had broken it. The air conditioner could not be used, again as a previous renter had broken it. I asked about the heater and the owner was evasive and said he had never used it. I asked f...