Blogs from New Mexico, United States, North America - page 81

We were so blessed to find a Travelodge, complete with 2 queen beds (generally we get 2 doubles) for $42.99, taxes included!! The kids found the pool too cold, but it refreshing to Mom, who has been feeling too hot lately. We discovered the SONIC drive-in restaurant, with milkshakes and a burger for $2.99, which the kids had for supper; The Boldts stayed with the kids , while Mom and Dad went to a Mexican place called Taco Cabana - WOW! Our meals were huge, including a Mango margarita, complete with pleasant Mexican music, and cozy patio chairs. It’s a chain, and Mom highly recommends it!! (In case you are wondering, our bill was about $13!!) Ron has been fascinated with the altitude. Yesterday we climbed up to 7000 ft. above sea level, and passed ... read more

On a donc quitté Pueblo après une nuit sur la parking du Colorado State Fair pour rejoindre la frontière du Nouveau Mexique à Raton (allez-y, rigolez un coup) puis Taos au Nouveau Mexique. C'était notre premier long trajet mais pas de problème, super comfortable. Petite anedocte pour Jean-Yves : on a donc pris de l'essence pour la première fois. arrivés devant la pompe : sur quel bouton appuyer : diesel ou autre ? le loueur nous avait donné comme consigne :pas en-dessous de 89 octane gasoline - ok mais c'est quoi gasoline ? Et de plus, j'étais persuadé que le moteur était diesel, vu le monstre Au bout de 10 minutes, nous avons demandé conseil à un autre RV-iste qui avait un autobus tractant une voiture tractant une remorque avec une voiturette de golf. Il a ... read more

Haben es gestern noch bis Santa Rosa, NM geschafft. New Mexico hat nur 1,8 Mill Einwohner (Platz 36), vond er Flaeche ist er aber der 5 groesster. Der Morgen ist frisch & klar. Mit den schwuel warmen Temperaturen ist es vorbei. Langsam ist Schluss mit Short & Flipflops. So scheint es. Wir machen uns auf Richtung Taos. Einer schoenen alten Ortschaft mit vielen ansaessigen Kuenstlern in den Bergen von New Mexico. Wir sind auf dem Weg schon voellig faszinert von dieser unglaublich schoenen Landschaft. Grassteppe so weit das Auge reicht und hin und wieder mal eine Ranch und ein paar Rinder. Auf dem Weg nach Taos stolpern wir durch Zufall ueber Las Vegas, NM. Was fuer ein schoenes, gut erhaltenes, altes Dorf. Beim Reinfahren faellt uns auf, dass es hier keine Fastfoodkette zu geben scheint. Den ... read more

After we stayed Thursday night in Santa Rosa, we started after a nice breakfast in the nice motel and headed north. Already after a couple of miles we fell in love with New Mexico. The scenery... so much different than anything we know from Germany or South Carolina. A decision was make quickly that we want to spend more time here. OK, so exit the interstate I-25 (which we were heading north) and into the mountains. First stop in Las Vegas, NM. Get your picture of the "real" Las Vegas out of your head, the Las Vegas in NM is so much like a small town in Mexico, no tourists, but cute downtown area, a park, some small stores. We strolled around a little bit, and had a coffee in a small cafe, which is owned ... read more

Up early for the bus. We stopped in Durango. Here there was 3 options. White water rafting, ridee some Jeeps, or just have a look around town. We did the Water Rafting. I was pretty nervous, as was LV coz last time she did it she drowned and had to be revived. It was the tamer than a ferris wheel. I was actually pretty disappointed. I would not have called it white water rafting - it was floating down the river in an inflated boat. Look, it wasnt that bad... Just wasn't what i expected. It was lovely and relaxing. Not extreme like advertised. Had a bit of lunch then headed back to the bus. We watched the end of Forrest Gum which we missed the day before. Then watched National Lampoon's Vacation. Just quietly, that ... read more