Losing Time

As we came down a hill on Highway 40 last night the city of Albuquerque lay before us looking like a blanket of sparkling diamonds. We have so rarely driven in the dark of night so the display took us by surprise. First impressions generally shape an attitude, so we drove into the Old Town of Albuquerque this morning with great expectations. We were not disappointed.

Old town has the architecture of the 1700's, the strong influence of an Indian/Mexican culture, and the impact of modern day American marketing to tourists. We enjoyed it all. We toured the San Felipe de Niro Church and wandered through gift shops. We found the buildings that housed the shops more interesting than the goods inside. There were both Indian and Mexican live bands playing in the park which we both enjoyed. I think there is a Spanish soul hiding in my Dutch body.

We didn't get back on the road until early afternoon. As we often do we stopped for a snack along the way. It is nice that New Mexico provides little picnic shelters for travelers.

We thought we might experience a rainstorm today but even though we could see a downpour less than a mile from us we remained in the sun. We enjoy seeing clouds again.

Tonight we are in Amarillo, Texas. We ate at a Tex-Mex restaurant for dinner. Jim was a bit surprised to find two fried eggs on top of his burrito!

We have crossed two time zones in the last 24 hours. The lost time is bringing us closer to home