When last we left you.....

We had just left "The Hermitage" in Fort Garland.

The next episode saw us heading toward Santa Fe in New Mexico...during a wind storm.

The camper managed the side wind well and we were able to stop at the targets for the day.

Our first stop was Taos, only to find that the only place open in the old town square before 10am was the coffee shops. After walking around and noticing that there were only two types of shops there, tourist crap and high-end galleries, we headed out to Chimayo.

We had only one stop in Chimayo which was Ortega Weaving. This is where Molesworth got the cloth used in his furniture upholstery. I picked up a blanket that will be part of the Club Chair project slated for later this year and Marlys got a purse. If you have an interest in Indian weaving this is place not to miss.

By this time, it was pass noon and the only place left on the way to Santa Fe was "The Black Hole" in Los Alamos. I had heard and read about this place for a number of years, and now with time to meander we could make what thought of a a pilgrimage. TBH is a surplus shop stocked with items from the Los Alamos National Laboratories, i.e. nuclear etc.

By the time we got the wind was really ramping up and Los Alamos is situated on the side of a mountain. The airport is one of those out of a James Bond movie in that it looks like you can only land and take-off in one direction as there is a mountain range at the other end.

I will make this short and sweet, ""The Black Hole" was a disappointment. I would rather spend time in Axeman Surplus. After the obligatory walk through we left for Santa Fe with nothing to show for our efforts.

In Santa Fe we stopped at our first official RV park of the trip and it was real nice other then being on top of a hill south of town. The wind was incredible.

The next morning we headed out for Roswell, another one of the obligatory stops when in New Mexico.

As with the day before we were rasil'en with a side wind all the way down.

The UFO Museum in Roswell appears to be in an old downtown theater. If had the requisite crowd and there was a notice on the door that two film crews were in attendance, so if you didn't want to chance appearing on TV, probably best not to visit.

It took us about an hour to make the circuit and the story does raise the question as to what happened here. I don't know if it was a UFO or not, but something seems have impacted a lot of people....and of course made for a great tourist attraction.

Leaving Roswell we were now heading east, a 90 degree turn which should have put the side wind now at our backs. Guess what the wind turned too and was still at our side.

We ended the day in Big Springs, TX at another RV Park. The office was closed so we paid via an envelope put into a slot in the door. These folks never saw us arrive or leave the next morning at 7am. A nice way to make $32 bucks.

So far this trip we have only been on a Interstate for 10 miles in Santa Fe.

Next stop Inks Lake State Park in Texas, but that will need to wait until tomorrow.