Pioneer Motel
Travel Blogs from Albuquerque
Route 66
... santa at all, and wasn't too happy when I turned up my nose. It reminds me of Smackos. Had a yummy mexican lunch in a lovely square with 2 guys playing guitar and singing. It was warm and sunny and we were the only ones there, priceless. From there we went to Nob Hill the quirky, trendy area. Lots of students, gays, lesbians and vintage shops, loved it!! Today we went to see Petroglyphs, they are very primative drawings on the volcanic rocks dating back ...
On the (Rail) Road Again
... motion of the train all day long; almost 100% sure that if you get sea sick, the train is not for you. Even right now, when I'm trying to look at my laptop screen, the whole thing is shakin' and bouncing. Blaaaah.
I tried to sleep in a bit today but it's so difficult to - especially when it's an active work day and things need to get done.
Wish the internet / cell connection was better on-board. That's one major thing that really aggravates me as a person who is ...
Dune surfing, petroglyphs, lava flows, missiles
... called "a culture," not just a tribe or group of people, called the Jornada Mogollon people. So many different shapes, patterns and figures were carved up and down the hills. They estimate over 20,000 petroglyphs have been found at this site.
We had our picnic lunch here, too, under a tree covered in pink blossoms and very popular with bees and one hummingbird we couldn't identify. Lots of flycatchers, swallows, house finches ...
Your ego is not your amigo
... pretty good system of working it out. We think about the last time we could not buy alcohol in a supermarket and bam, that was a Sunday. We then try and recall how many sleeps since then. It is pretty fool proof, I think you would agree.
We are 1/3 of the way through our 9 week holiday, and it is fair to say – we are pretty relaxed.
Maybe too relaxed (is that possible?). Tonight I am reacquainting myself with our 'to ...
Albuquerque
... so Claire finished it for me.
The next few hours were just driving and having a sing in the car. We did however get to see a few mini twisters that had picked up the sand so that you could see the funnels. I don’t want to see a real one though. I also encountered a few roundabouts on the way to Albuquerque, something which I was told on good authority America doesn’t have. What do you all know? Luckily unlike England ...
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