Santa Fe Snow!

We moved yesterday morning from Santa Rosa to Santa Fe, New Mexico - a planned move - to be near civilization, especially when I will be gone from the 10th to the 18th in Phoenix grandchild watching. I wanted Dave to be secure being close to stores if he needs it. The down side is that we are 55 miles from Albuquerquie where I fly out of Monday - the cost of airline was 5 times more flying out of Santa Fe than Albu. So be it. And, in order to be in Albu we would have paid about $70 a night since the balloon fest is still on until Sunday. Most campgrounds are booked until this coming Tuesday, we are lucky we found this one - which has got to be the nicest place we have stayed at so far in our 2 plus years of moving around the country. And the cost? Only $20 a night! We look out over the Sangre de Cristo mountain range - part of the Rocky Mountains.

When we left yesterday it was 65 and sunny but as we drove the 88 miles northwest to here, heavy clouds were abundant and the temp had dropped 20 degrees. By the time we set up and got comfortable a light rain started. By 6pm a steady rain which lasted until 1am. And then - the temperature dropped, big time. And - by 5am the frost was abundant. What we got this morning was a beautiful view of the mountains - snow covered! Tonight it will be colder, space heaters and the furnace will be working to keep the chill out.

Our plan today is to go into old town Santa Fe and walk around and look. Grab dinner then head back in time to crank up the heaters and furnace more. We don't leave these on while we are gone, the cats just curl up in sleeping bags I put on the bed and chairs. A neat thing Santa Fe does is on Friday nights from 5pm to 8pm all museums are free which generates lots of traffic. And there are over 250 restaurants to choose from. This area is a haven for artists and I am looking forward to seeing what they do. We will visit the Georgia O'Keefe museum - she was a world renowned black and white photographer. Once I get back from Phoenix we plan to explore Santa Fe more and go into Albu for a day or so and then we will head much more south into warmer weather. Texas is not in our plans anymore - we will go due south to probably Deming, New Mexico for a spurt and then?