El Escargot here.We made all of 75 miles today-BUT WHAT A FREAKIN DAY!!!Perky will fill in the details while I dry off.Some of the most incredible countryside I've ever experienced-Santa Fe to Taos,a piece of truly beautiful America.At this rate we should hit Pahrump by Labor Day.So it goes.
Well! Hello! Where do I start? I haven't re-read the blog so will start where I think I left off! On second thought...let me start with today, Sunday, June 24. We reluctantly left Santa Fe. If you haven't been to New Mexico-GO! We said goodbye to Shelley & Bart and headed north to Taos and Angel Fire, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. We stopped for gas and hit the road. Soon we were in 2nd gear, and 2nd gear, and 2nd gear. I can't spell, urrmmm, but it was kinda like that! All of a sudden we were in 3rd gear! Wahoo! We're almost speeding along and to our left we see a river! Wow! It's actually full of water. We are getting there when we are "speeding" by and we see a beach to our left, with about 50 plastic flamingoes!!!! And a restaurant! Eeerrrr! Let's go back and eat lunch. We turned around and discovered it's the Rio Grande! And a place called Emundo. We crossed over the bridge and we hear music. A guy is playing the guitar on a stage in the trees by the river. And there is the restaurant! With huge mountains surrounding us there is the most lovely place you could hope for. We walked down to the beach. Sammy ordered while I let Cody walk in the river. He came back with the best sandwich, on sourdough bread. We had this delightful lunch, listening to music, breeze thru the trees, water rushing over rocks...oh man! I had to take my shoes off and walk in the Rio Grande! Wouldn't you? I must say it was very rocky, of course, and slippery. I thought a couple of times I might fall in. I told Sammy to walk in...how many times do you have a chance to walk in the Rio Grande? He did and fell in!! It was hilarious!! We have pictures! In a way I had hoped to fall in. It was a perfect place to swim, the water was a perfect temp and the sun was hot. So, bless his heart, he got out. Luckily we have lots of clean clothes and he was able to change. Back on the road, 2nd gear again, but not for long. You can tell when you are about to reach the summit, and the anticipation of what is on the other side of the rise, well, you can just imagine. But I can tell you, unless you have driven that road, your imagination will fall very short. It was nothing short of spectacular. There before us were the 13,ooo foot mountain ranges, a wide, wide vista with the Rio Grande Gorge in the middle. Storms over the mountains, rain falling from the clouds, a camera cannot possibly copy it. There was a pull off. With a little stand selling elk and buffalo jerky! Of course we pulled over and got some and watched the most awesome sight I have ever seen. Back on the road, the wind was blowing fiercely, the van was rocking, and we were gawking! Shortly we arrived in Taos. Oh my~ We are also planning to go to Angel Fire but the weather is not inviting us to continue. So, aw gee, guess we'll have to spend the night in Taos. We find the Kachina Best Western. Complete with Kiva Indian dancing at 8 pm on the grounds. Mountain trout with pinon nuts, fresh vegetables, for supper. OK, we have died and gone to heaven! There was a slight glitch...this Best Western does not take pets. We didn't know that until after we checked in. Oh Cody. You little shit! We were trying to hide him, and he chose this time to really show his separation anxiety. Bark, bark, bark. Hopefully, the beautiful drumming will drown him out. We do not want to be thrown out of the best place we have stayed so far! We went to dinner and the dancing. When we got back to the room, the 4 bikers next door, Sammy had talked to earlier, said Cody was having a bad time.. Jeez! But all is well now because we are back in the room and he is quiet. I had to sneak him in the van, drive up the road to take him to "relieve" himself. Well, folks, it's time for bed. Will finish tomorrow.
The road into Santa Fe is beautiful. New Mexico is stunningly beautiful. A couple of most wonderful things....talking on a cell phone while driving is AGAINST THE LAW!!! Whoopee! And...there is a building height limit!! Double whoopee!! We didn't see any building over 3 stories, and those were rare! All the architecture is pueblo design and so enchanting. Can you imagine how Tampa, or your town, would look if the tallest building was only 3 stories?! You can see for miles in all directions. We had a wonderful visit with Shelley & Bart. Their house is to die for. Pueblo design, high, high, ceilings, wood beams, terrace overlooking the hills, patio that is lovely, a very comfortable home. They were very gracious. Our first night Shelley cooked us all steaks and we carried on until rather late. Shelley & I went sightseeing each day. I saw their land, high hill area. Can see why they wanted it. She took me to Madrid. An old coal mining town, which was obviously settled by hippies back in the day. Not very yuppiefied. The buildings are still the old ones. Out houses. One store had "our" kind of bumper stickers. I am sooo excited! I bought one that said..."Where have all the hippies gone?" It's on the front bumper! Sammy had bought a sticker before we left home that said, "All who wander are not lost." The store had the tee shirt!! Happy Father's Day! I connected with my sweet cousin Karen. She has lived in Santa Fe since 1981. We all went to Gabriel's restaurant for dinner. The food in New Mexico is wonderful. What a great time we had with Bart's friends, Brian & Gene, who drove the moving truck out with all their "stuff." The gang of us had a great time. Fabulous margaritas! The next morning we started early and got a lot of their stuff unpacked. Great fun! Sammy & Bart stayed home and Shelley and I took off.
Well! Hello! Where do I start? I haven't re-read the blog so will start where I think I left off! On second thought...let me start with today, Sunday, June 24. We reluctantly left Santa Fe. If you haven't been to New Mexico-GO! We said goodbye to Shelley & Bart and headed north to Taos and Angel Fire, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. We stopped for gas and hit the road. Soon we were in 2nd gear, and 2nd gear, and 2nd gear. I can't spell, urrmmm, but it was kinda like that! All of a sudden we were in 3rd gear! Wahoo! We're almost speeding along and to our left we see a river! Wow! It's actually full of water. We are getting there when we are "speeding" by and we see a beach to our left, with about 50 plastic flamingoes!!!! And a restaurant! Eeerrrr! Let's go back and eat lunch. We turned around and discovered it's the Rio Grande! And a place called Emundo. We crossed over the bridge and we hear music. A guy is playing the guitar on a stage in the trees by the river. And there is the restaurant! With huge mountains surrounding us there is the most lovely place you could hope for. We walked down to the beach. Sammy ordered while I let Cody walk in the river. He came back with the best sandwich, on sourdough bread. We had this delightful lunch, listening to music, breeze thru the trees, water rushing over rocks...oh man! I had to take my shoes off and walk in the Rio Grande! Wouldn't you? I must say it was very rocky, of course, and slippery. I thought a couple of times I might fall in. I told Sammy to walk in...how many times do you have a chance to walk in the Rio Grande? He did and fell in!! It was hilarious!! We have pictures! In a way I had hoped to fall in. It was a perfect place to swim, the water was a perfect temp and the sun was hot. So, bless his heart, he got out. Luckily we have lots of clean clothes and he was able to change. Back on the road, 2nd gear again, but not for long. You can tell when you are about to reach the summit, and the anticipation of what is on the other side of the rise, well, you can just imagine. But I can tell you, unless you have driven that road, your imagination will fall very short. It was nothing short of spectacular. There before us were the 13,ooo foot mountain ranges, a wide, wide vista with the Rio Grande Gorge in the middle. Storms over the mountains, rain falling from the clouds, a camera cannot possibly copy it. There was a pull off. With a little stand selling elk and buffalo jerky! Of course we pulled over and got some and watched the most awesome sight I have ever seen. Back on the road, the wind was blowing fiercely, the van was rocking, and we were gawking! Shortly we arrived in Taos. Oh my~ We are also planning to go to Angel Fire but the weather is not inviting us to continue. So, aw gee, guess we'll have to spend the night in Taos. We find the Kachina Best Western. Complete with Kiva Indian dancing at 8 pm on the grounds. Mountain trout with pinon nuts, fresh vegetables, for supper. OK, we have died and gone to heaven! There was a slight glitch...this Best Western does not take pets. We didn't know that until after we checked in. Oh Cody. You little shit! We were trying to hide him, and he chose this time to really show his separation anxiety. Bark, bark, bark. Hopefully, the beautiful drumming will drown him out. We do not want to be thrown out of the best place we have stayed so far! We went to dinner and the dancing. When we got back to the room, the 4 bikers next door, Sammy had talked to earlier, said Cody was having a bad time.. Jeez! But all is well now because we are back in the room and he is quiet. I had to sneak him in the van, drive up the road to take him to "relieve" himself. Well, folks, it's time for bed. Will finish tomorrow.
The road into Santa Fe is beautiful. New Mexico is stunningly beautiful. A couple of most wonderful things....talking on a cell phone while driving is AGAINST THE LAW!!! Whoopee! And...there is a building height limit!! Double whoopee!! We didn't see any building over 3 stories, and those were rare! All the architecture is pueblo design and so enchanting. Can you imagine how Tampa, or your town, would look if the tallest building was only 3 stories?! You can see for miles in all directions. We had a wonderful visit with Shelley & Bart. Their house is to die for. Pueblo design, high, high, ceilings, wood beams, terrace overlooking the hills, patio that is lovely, a very comfortable home. They were very gracious. Our first night Shelley cooked us all steaks and we carried on until rather late. Shelley & I went sightseeing each day. I saw their land, high hill area. Can see why they wanted it. She took me to Madrid. An old coal mining town, which was obviously settled by hippies back in the day. Not very yuppiefied. The buildings are still the old ones. Out houses. One store had "our" kind of bumper stickers. I am sooo excited! I bought one that said..."Where have all the hippies gone?" It's on the front bumper! Sammy had bought a sticker before we left home that said, "All who wander are not lost." The store had the tee shirt!! Happy Father's Day! I connected with my sweet cousin Karen. She has lived in Santa Fe since 1981. We all went to Gabriel's restaurant for dinner. The food in New Mexico is wonderful. What a great time we had with Bart's friends, Brian & Gene, who drove the moving truck out with all their "stuff." The gang of us had a great time. Fabulous margaritas! The next morning we started early and got a lot of their stuff unpacked. Great fun! Sammy & Bart stayed home and Shelley and I took off.
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All I can say is WOW! What a trip! I'm thinking you two are having the time of your life!
Started with company on the 15th - 20th..new ones arrived 23rd...last ones left early this morning...Can't remember who I am. Boy am I getting old. Anxiously awaiting Lesli's arrival on Sat...sending love your way, wherever the hell you are..
Love to you both...
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