Blogs from New Mexico, United States, North America - page 85

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Hi Everybody! We are ready and rarin' to go. All our possessions are in storage, cars are sold, backpacks packed and ready. We leave Farmington on Sunday and leave the country on Tuesday. We will post some cool pics and a new entry from Capetown next week. Next week! Holy Cow, I can't believe it's here already. I'm excited and scared, packing up and going off to have an adventure is easier said than done. I guess that's why most people only dream about it instead of really doing it. It's exciting stuff. I'll "talk" to you all soon. Carolyn ... read more

Santa Fe, Grand Canyon, Flagstaff, Via Sedona, San Diego, Via Corona, Via Torrance, LA Day 21 - Monday 06.04.2009 So I learnt a little fact today - New Mexico is in the mountains (I knew that already) and so the altitude here is quite high (that is no the fact, wait for it). I learnt that this is the reason my nose hasn’t stopped bleeding for 3 days - lovely. I thought id start this week’s blog off with a bit of useless information for you all. I sit writing this while I'm sat at the Grand Canyon waiting for the sun to set - it’s beautiful. But that is for making you all jealous later! So Monday morning; we wanted to get a good start on our drive to the Grand Canyon as it was ... read more

Our morning began at the New Mexico Museum of Space History, an older museum in Alamogordo. While there, we learned about early rocketry, Skylab, meteorites, etcetera. Jeff & I walked through John P Stapp Air & Space Park while the boys played in a replica of a Mercury capsule. (No one with claustrophobic need have applied!) Our next stops were in Roswell, where Mark Akland told us we had to go. The AAA Guidebook listed the Roswell Museum and Art Center as a GEM, so that's where we went first. It includes Dr Goddard's original laboratory, where he designed early rockets. They also have exhibits about western history--native Americans, conquistadors, etcetera. Most of the museum is art, though, and some of it was fabulous. Some was more contemporary and a bit on the weird side, but ... read more

We spent last night in Silver City, the biggest city relatively near to Gila Cliff Dwellings. Jeff and the boys had a big breakfast at Holiday Inn Express and we headed off the forty-four miles to the monument. We should have worried a bit when the sign said "travel time two hours," but we've done worse. About 1/4 of the way in, Liam asked the title question. Since the answer was no, he puked all over himself and his car seat (fortunately not all over everything). I was able to find his tray which served as a bucket for the next few times. Did I mention we were on a narrow windy mountain road with no shoulder? By the way, he had sausage, eggs and cranberry juice for breakfast, among other things. We made it to ... read more