Comfort Inn West Albuquerque

... it was Thanksgiving morning there was barely a soul at security so I whizzed right by. And, yes, made my flight with minutes to spare. I just hope that my luggage made it on the plane!!! Guess I'll find out tomorrow morning.

Then on my flight from Houston to New York, I recognized a seminary student of mine from over 20 years ago. We had a chuckle about how we both look pretty much like ...

... Remember my sick horse? Yeah, I didn't either. So by the time I got well enough to get it to Toyota, I was already there days longer then planned. Remember Bugs' wrong turn? My car was so sick it took an extra 5 days and over $4000 to fix! Are you kidding me?!! And it gets better. During this period, I had talked to my parents and we were all anxiously awaiting test results about my mom. And Tami and I had a fight ...

... that we always experienced - people trying to sell us souvenirs/maps/pictures/other worthless **** AND hardcore airport "take off your shoes" standard security checks. We then went on a tour of Uptown NY - past Columbus Circle, Central Park, Harlem (the projects!) Etc. The day and our time in NY ended on a sporty note, as we saw the New York Mets baseball team take on Atlanta at their new stadium Citi Field with Rishi and Nehal. Long story short - the Mets suck ...

It was a holiday weekend so I went with my mom to New Mexico and we visited some relatives. On Saturday we went exploring all over, first to Bandera Ice Caves and then to El Morro National Monument, and later to a Pueblo called Sky City which is in my next entry.

We went the Ice Caves. The property is owned by Native Americans I believe so they charge what they want. 10 dollars a person! That's the same cost as Mount ...

Leaving the winter home, Sharon came for a week vacation and to drive with me back to Madison. We drove to Bosque Del Apache via a few missions. Spent the night at the RV park for the birds and got up really early to see the birds fly ...

... to people traveling through. I enjoy the casual atmosphere, the banter between the staff and the regulars. I cross Texas across the pan handle. There sure is a lot of open country. The terrain isn't quite as uniformly flat as the parts of Oklahoma through which I passed but there's little of interest to see from the freeway. When I cross into New Mexico I move into the mountain time zone and I start seeing thunderstorms across ...

I was in Times square in NY taking photos about the crowd crossing the street then i went straight to the airport, get a flight to Albuquerque, there, i picked up a rental car and drove 8 hours to Monument Valley in Arizona, so, exactly 24 hours after time square i was standing in a desert, with for only company a lost dog...actually i appreciated the difference.

I get to the airport in Albuquerque at 4.30pm. my flight is at 6:30pm..I quickly hit the mens room
and eat 8 gelatin capsules of dried, powdered ( fine), peyote. within an hour of consumption
I'm through security and sitting with my laptop and the peyote kicks in."...Woah Mescalito !!!!
..please let me maintain and not have a major freakout here in the airport....just let me maintain and get me on the plane!!!!".....once on board it's smooth sailing...lol

Miles so far: 3042 Tolls: 0 again! :-) Tourist traps we got suckered into: 1 Bird casualties: 1 :-( Gas so far: $340 I think After leaving Denver, we made our way to the Royal Gorge which has the highest suspension bridge in the world. Ashley and her family spoke about it which involved feeding wild deer and little shops. When we got there it was like an small amusement park and was $23 a person plus you weren't allowed to feed the wild deer. The ...

... the desert had seemingly been designated as a convenient spot for bus routes to converge and people to change buses. What business the ticket office ever did was unimaginable, as it was inconceivable that anyone would ever start or end their trip here. Still, it gave me hope that if ever I was lost in the New Mexican desert, I should keep going, as there was always the possibility of a Greyhound bus station over the next ridge. We had to wait in this surreal ...