Bill’s last TDY (temporary duty for all you civilians) was in beautiful Alamogordo.  It is way down south.  The boys and I packed up and headed down on Friday evening.  On Saturday, we drove to Carlsbad, home of Carlsbad Caverns.  The last caverns we visited were Luray Caverns in Virginia.  Luray Caverns are nice, but Carlsbad Caverns are awesome.  There is an easy way to get to the big room which is by elevator, but we walked all the way down.  It was amazing.  The boys had a blast. Baden was in heaven surrounded by rocks.  Billy read all of the information stations along the way.  He was fascinated.  It was a long trip and once we got to the big room I think we were all ready for a break.  We trudged on and it was worth the sore legs and feet. The Big Room is 8.2 acres. That’s 6.2 football fields that would fit inside!  The next day we went to White Sands National Monument. It is the largest gypsum dunefield in the world.  We brought the sled and slid down the white mountains of sand.  It was one of the neatest places we have ever been.  The boys loved it and so did we.  We didn’t spend a lot of time here as it was getting hot.  We definitely would love to go again, but maybe in the fall.   It was a fun trip and a great way to end Bill’s last TDY.