Finally writing the remainder of our trip!!

     Saturday was mostly full of driving.  We drove through exactly what you would imagine of northern Texas and New Mexico - prairie and desert.  Like this.  

However, we made a few stops to note.  Our first stop centered around food (per the usual for us).  We found an amazing little burger joint, Coyote Bluff Café that was featured on Man Vs. Food.  It was scrumptious.  The burgers were greasy, caloric and delicious, and beer bottles were served from a giant bathtub in the middle of the restaurant. 

    We packed in some miles after lunch, and drove straight up to Santa Fe.  The scenery improved significantly, but unfortunately, there wasn’t as much to do there as we expected. 

We wished we had driven to Albuquerque instead, but we did enjoy an eclectic stop at a quirky folk art museum in Santa Fe.  It reminded me a lot of my crafty sister-in-law, Elizabeth.  Many of the displays were elaborate village scenes. 

The people were made from different types of fabric and the detailing came from embroidery, beading, and the use of a variety of other mediums.

     The drive down to Albuquerque was short, only about an hour. 

The check-in process took forever at our hotel due to an irate couple ahead of us.  An extremely large, short woman in a j  Despite our exhaustion, it provided quite a captivating scene.
eans skirt, tshirt, tennis shoes, and dyed blonde hair turned orange, and her extraordinarily tall, skinny, bald husband were furious because they had gotten scammed by some “free vacation” offer.
     After finally making it to our room and deciding we were totally sick of eating out, David sweetly went out and got us the ingredients to make a salad.  While he was gone, I attempted a workout routine of squats and lunges in which Nathan was my 15 lb weight.  He ended up being a little more like those “as seen on TV” shake weights.  We spent a restful night in Albuquerque and got on the road first thing in the morning, headed for the Grand Canyon!