Santa Fe is such a great place to visit. Lots to see and do here, in addition to its having wonderful restaurants. We arrived here on Saturday afternoon and checked into a campground just to the northeast of the city. After getting settled, we drove into the city and walked around a bit, had a bite to eat, and went to Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi. This was our second visit to the city of Santa Fe. We were here exactly one year ago this weekend, again, on our way out to Farmington, New Mexico. If you get the opportunity to visit New Mexico, be sure to make the city of Santa Fe one of your "must see" cities.While here, we did experience a minor problem. We have one of those "Sleep Number" beds in our coach. Last year, we realized that the mattress has a tendency to expand in this thin high desert air. What clued us in to this was the fact that all of the bags of snacks we brought, which we had not yet opened, were looking like they were about to explode! Our bed has the same tendency! We were able to deflate it somewhat last year, but this year, as luck would have it, neither of our controllers are working for some reason. So, having no way to deflate the mattress, it got as hard as a rock!! I knew that this could not be a good thing, so I began making some calls. However, it being Sunday morning, I had no luck contacting the company. So, being the resourceful person I am, I began calling stores in the area to see if they sold Sleep Number mattresses. I finally found a store in Albuquerque and they were able to guide me through deflating the mattress a bit so that it would not explode. However, I still cannot use either of the controllers - they are both "dead".
This afternoon, we went out for a late lunch/early supper, and ended up at a little place down the road from our campground. It is called "Harry's Road House". We had noticed it yesterday, and every time we passed by, the parking lot seemed to be full.
Now you know that, if a restaurant is packed, it MUST BE GOOD, right? In this case, it was true. When we arrived, the lot was, indeed, full! We managed to find a place to park, out back. We discussed whether we would even go in, because it was sooo busy. In the end, we did go in, and we were seated immediately! This place was deceiving in size, to say the least. Kathy had a margarita and I had a frosty Corona - both were delicious, and reasonably priced! Dinner for me was a Buffalo Burger with fries. I had never had a buffalo burger before, so I was a bit leery. I had heard that they are as good as, if not tastier than sirloin. I was pleasantly surprised when I took my first bite. It was delicious, and cooked to perfection, medium. If you get the chance to try a buffalo burger, go for it! You will not be disappointed, I promise!Prior to coming to Santa Fe, we spent a night in Tucumcari, New Mexico, where we visited the Dinosaur Museum of Mesalands Community College. This was a pretty good take. I took pictures, and the albums links follow this post. For our grandson, Aaron, we met a real-life Paleontologist! His name is Axel Hungerbuehler, Ph. D., and he is a Professor of Natural Science at the college. He is also the museum Curator. We took his picture, along with one of his students, who works at the museum store.
While driving around the town of Tucumcari, we noticed lots of murals painted on the side of various buildings around the town. We also photographed these, and the link for those photos also appears below.
Tomorrow morning we head west to Farmington to prepare for our show, which begins on Thursday morning. Check back soon for my next post, from Farmington.
Here are the album links:
http://picasaweb.google.com/cbenoitiii/NewMexicoOct2010?feat=directlink
http://picasaweb.google.com/cbenoitiii/TucumcariNMOct2010?feat=directlink
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