Santa Fe, NM - 9/28/2011

After spending an extra day in Roswell, NM to buy and install a new TV in the RV (not sure why, since we watch very little while on the road), we had a big decision to make about where to head next.  Our original plans were to go to the Carlsbad Caverns, south of Roswell and then head to Las Cruses. The problem was that our air conditioner went out on the Honda and the prediction for the upcoming temperatures were to remain about 95 degrees.  Also, Hurricane Hilary was hovering around Baja, threatening to come across AZ & NM. (It since has been downgraded and looks to not be an issue).  So we decided to head north to Santa Fe, then on to the Albuquerque Hot Air Balloon Fiesta.  We did manage to buy a new part for the Honda, but will we ever be in one spot long enough to have it installed?  So on to Santa Fe----

We did visit Las Vegas, NM, but found Santa Fe to be a much more upscale town.  Previously, we have discovered where all of the old Mobile Homes are sent to and NM is covered with lots of single wide units.  On the other hand Santa Fe's homes are predominately built in the stucco pueblo style, replacing original rock small homes.

Santa Fe has a neat Plaza park with lots of shopping and restaurants around it and includes the Loretto Chapel.

The weather was beautiful and we had a fun time just exploring the old town area.

Our next adventure was to Los Alamos where the Atom bomb was developed.  They had a terrific museum about during WWII and the secret activities of the scientists that were brought into the area.  Lots of information about Nuclear development and all the necessary ingredients for a bomb, much of which was over my head, but interesting to Jack.

We checked out a local lake that was pretty dried up, but had a necessary sign for those that could not figure things out for themselves.

Well, time to head out for Albuquerque with lots of other RVs.