# 16 Retired Tires and a Mayonnaise Cannon

We saw this at Storrie Lake. We want one.

For some reason THEY decided to go back to Storrie Lake after Heron Lake. It was probably a good thing because we had a tire blow out on the way. We girls didn't know what the noise was but then we found out. An inside tire decided to retire on our doghouse. It messed up the mud flap and had it all turned the wrong way. Stew had to saw it off with one of his tools on the side of the freeway and we drove on the messed up tire for about 13 miles to get to Storrie Lake but we still had five tires. We got four new tires in Las Vegas, NM and stayed at Storrie Lake until August 29 when we went to Elephant Butte Lake State Park.

Elephant Butte is named for an ancient volcano which is now an island in the lake, shaped like an elephant. We tried to recognize it but we think there was some ancient elixir that made someone think it looked like an elephant. It is a BIG park with lots of campgrounds. It is the biggest lake in New Mexico. People were still boating on the lake but it was way down.

Sunset at Elephant Butte

One day there was a hot air balloon launch for Elephant Butte Days. People think dogs can't see colors but this was our favorite balloon.

On another day we were taking our mid-morning nap before our lunch nap but after our morning nap. We heard something drop on the floor and were surprised to see stuff flying onto our bed. Well, SHE dropped a jar of mayonnaise and it went EVERYWHERE. Now we are in a small space so when we say everywhere we mean everywhere. It did polish up the cabinets, though. We had never seen a mayonnaise cannon before but we were sure impressed.

We've heard a lot about drones lately. We actually got to see one in person. This is a special drone called a camping drone. As you can see it is more rustic than a regular drone so as to blend in with its surroundings. We watched it watching us but got tired of it and went home for a nap.

Now we are at Uncle Don's winery in Kingman, AZ. We're gonna help do all kinds of stuff here by staying out of the way and taking lots of naps. XOXO Roxy and Abby