Albuquerque

We set off this morning for a tour of Old Town, where we browsed the many shops filled with pottery and jewelry, admired the centuries old architecture, and had lunch at what was a home continuously inhabited from the 1700's until 1991.  Surprisingly large, with big open rooms, and a lovely outdoor space that we opted for on such a lovely day.  It did, however, become very windy, as had been predicted, and we put off our Sandia Mountain tram ride until tomorrow!  We instead visited an Indian Pueblo Cultural Museum, and located the Petroyglyph National Monument, where we decided to return in the morning for the longer walk.  There are some 2000 petroglyphs on a two mile walk, so I am looking forward to that.

I am disappointed that the Cliff Dwellings are not in the area, and would take us pretty far off our path.  So guess we will save that for next trip!  I also need to find out if there is not some museum or something for Billy the Kid!!!!  I keep seeing "wanted" signs, but nothing more!  

One of the tour guests that we bonded with on yesterdays descent was a retired teamster, turned leather tooler....is that the word?  He makes leather belts and holsters.  And he looked for all the world like he just stepped out of 1800, with big mustache and ten gallon hat, and of course a lovely leather belt and big buckle holding up his jeans over his plaid shirt!  Nicest guy....said he spends his life in that era, reading books by western authors, whose names I can't think of at the moment.  He is from Missour"a" , and first time to this part of the country, though he has read so much about it.  He too, mentioned Billy the Kid.  Has to be something!  

San Felipe Church

Got back to the coach around 4pm, and have had a relaxing afternoon planning the next leg of our journey.