Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Alburquerque, New Mexico...And Not a Moment Too Soon!
By the time we got into Alburquerque we were so stressed! And by "we" I mean, Mark, Pepper, me, AND the motorhome!
The first thing we did was find a place to get new tires on the motorhome. A couple hours (and several hundred dollars) later, we found a comfy WalMart and made ourselves comfortable for the night.
The next morning we drove out to The Enchanted Trails RV Park where we had a reservation for the next couple of nights. Once we got there we found out that a new Camping World would be opening up right next door to the campground on Monday, so we extended our reservation for one more night. This gave us 3 days to laze around and catch up on our rest. Yeah right!
We did spend the first day at the campground just lazing around. Mark had a doctor's appointment in town that afternoon, but that is about the most strenuous thing attempted that day.
The next day we went to The Fiery Foods Festival, where we had hoped to try some fiery foods. Unfortunately, this festival is more about sauces than food so there was very little in the way of actual food being offered. I did find a salsa mix and a BBQ sauce that I had been looking for, but other than that we simply tasted a few of the hot sauces and called it a day.
On Sunday we headed for Old Town, which is not to be missed should you ever find yourself in ABQ. I cannot believe I opted not to bring my camera as this was one of the most scenic places we visited.
We saw re-enactments of gunfights in the streets, a group of Civil War re-enactors who put on a show in the town square. The church, which was closed for renovations, was beautiful and we were able to walk through the grounds.
We had an excellent lunch at The High Noon Cafe, which is located in Old Town. After visiting a few more of the local stores where we were told by one very nice store clerk to beware of buying turquoise from anyone who is not either a jewler or a Native craftmen, as there were many fake turquoise stones out there. To be honest, at the prices asked for the real stuff (which was not unreasonable), I'd still have to be madly in love with a piece to pay that kind of "jack" for it!
I will be forever sorry that I did not have photos to share from our time in ABQ. It's a lovely city and well worth another visit at some time in the future.
The first thing we did was find a place to get new tires on the motorhome. A couple hours (and several hundred dollars) later, we found a comfy WalMart and made ourselves comfortable for the night.
The next morning we drove out to The Enchanted Trails RV Park where we had a reservation for the next couple of nights. Once we got there we found out that a new Camping World would be opening up right next door to the campground on Monday, so we extended our reservation for one more night. This gave us 3 days to laze around and catch up on our rest. Yeah right!
We did spend the first day at the campground just lazing around. Mark had a doctor's appointment in town that afternoon, but that is about the most strenuous thing attempted that day.
The next day we went to The Fiery Foods Festival, where we had hoped to try some fiery foods. Unfortunately, this festival is more about sauces than food so there was very little in the way of actual food being offered. I did find a salsa mix and a BBQ sauce that I had been looking for, but other than that we simply tasted a few of the hot sauces and called it a day.
On Sunday we headed for Old Town, which is not to be missed should you ever find yourself in ABQ. I cannot believe I opted not to bring my camera as this was one of the most scenic places we visited.
We saw re-enactments of gunfights in the streets, a group of Civil War re-enactors who put on a show in the town square. The church, which was closed for renovations, was beautiful and we were able to walk through the grounds.
We had an excellent lunch at The High Noon Cafe, which is located in Old Town. After visiting a few more of the local stores where we were told by one very nice store clerk to beware of buying turquoise from anyone who is not either a jewler or a Native craftmen, as there were many fake turquoise stones out there. To be honest, at the prices asked for the real stuff (which was not unreasonable), I'd still have to be madly in love with a piece to pay that kind of "jack" for it!
I will be forever sorry that I did not have photos to share from our time in ABQ. It's a lovely city and well worth another visit at some time in the future.
