Blogs from Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, North America - page 3

We only had 4 days at home, only a short time to empty the very dirty clothes and bedding, wash about 30 loads of laundry, clean the RV and repack. This time we had to pack for only Dale and I to vacation and work, if we get a call out. As usual, we had breakdowns that had to be repaired. The water pump completely quit and that took all morning and most of an afternoon. No cleaning could be done as there was no water. But Dale fixed the pump and the water output is better than ever. We believed that we had tickets for the Santa Fe Opera so wanted to be in Santa Fe on Sunday in time for dinner, well before the opera. We wanted to leave on Sat and were able ... read more

Today we drove from Austin, TX to Santa Fe, NM. We drove 686 miles which took about 10-1/2 hours. The best part about the drive was seeing a field of sunflowers and stopping to take pictures. The worst part about the drive was being sleepy because we only got about 3 hours of sleep. When we arrived in Santa Fe the first thing we did was change clothes and set off to explore. We visited downtown Santa Fe and walked all around downtown and visited the galleries on Canyon Road. We ate terrific Japanse food at Izanami. Izanami is an amazing restaurant located adjacent to the Santa Fe National Forest at the beautiful Ten Thousand Waves Spa. Tomorrow we're looking forward to getting to Colorado and spending some time outdoors.... read more

New Mexico Walk about from Santa Rosa, we planned to take a few days detour and take a look see. First stop Palo Duro Canyon, we had risen early to see wildlife and to get there before the rest of the tourists woke. What an amazing place it was, once a part of one of the largest Ranches in New Mexico. The arid country and back drops of this land are breathtaking and well worth the visit. Native flowers and bird life, not to mention seeing our first rattle snake. We spent a few hours hiking and then headed to Roswell the Allien Capitol of New Mexico, very disappointed because we thought there would be lots of crazies, "you know the abducted by Aliens" crazies. A few Alien exhibits and shops, so we pressed on south ... read more

Santa Fe, New Mexico, 13 juillet On m'avait déjà dit le plus grand bien de la capitale du Nouveau-Mexique et je vous avoue être tombé immédiatement sous le charme. Santa Fe est une ville à part, un bijou soigneusement préservé des affres du modernisme. De prime abord, ce qui frappe est le style "adobe" de l'architecture de la ville, tout les bâtiments, anciens ou plus récents, respectant l'esthétique. Ville d'histoire, d'abord amérindienne puis surtout espagnole à partir de 1607 (un an avant Québec, la seconde ville américaine après St-Augustine en Floride, fondée en 1565), Santa Fe conserve jalousement ce patrimoine exceptionnel. La Plaza et la cathédrale San Francisco de Assisi occupent le centre historique de la ville et les petites rues des alentours sont absolument charmantes, avec leurs galeries d'art, leurs marchés et leurs restaurants. Ville ... read more

Today was mainly a slog along I40 to meet Rob. In fact all but the last 60 miles were on I40. The first 300 miles or so were flat and barren even at this time of the year. Occasional wind gusts up to 20 miles and hour kept me on my toes, well gripping the handlebars at least. Not much use of cruise control and one handed riding. I was amazed at the wind farms as I crossed from Oklahoma into Texas. Having always associated Texas with oil it seemed ironic to me - donkey wells replaced by windmills. 9% of power in Texas comes from wind - more than any other state - go Texas! The highlight was a visit to Russell's Car Museum at exit 369 of I40 in New Mexico. Excellent Ruben sandwich ... read more