On the drive up from Austin yesterday, we had several discussions regarding our activities today. We have been planning on getting to Tucson late Monday night, but that would mean we would not get to see much of Brad who has to work. Our discussions revolved around the amount of time to spend in New Mexico.
We decided to get an early start and go to Santa Fe. Up at 5:00, we were on the road by 6:15. We made good time, despite having to climb to over 7000'. We found a parking lot for RVs downtown (not cheap), and began exploring the town. Founded by Spanish Catholic missionaries whose purpose in life was to convert the heathens, it is flush with churches, including the oldest church in the US. Across from the town square is a large basilica with ornate paintings on the ceiling and walls. And another church two blocks away has a spiral staircase to the choir loft that has no visible means of support, quite a feat for a carpenter over 150 years ago.
After a delicious lunch of southwest cuisine, we decided to get to Tucson by tomorrow, hopefully early enough to spend time with Brad. So we cancelled the plan to spend the night in Santa Fe and the following night in Albuquerque in favor of getting to Tucson ASAP. We figured using the freeways would be the fastest, so we took I25 south to Las Cruces where we once again availed ourselves of Wal-Mart's hospitality. It was a couple hours after dark by the time we got there and we were west of town, so we did not get to see any of the town.
Tomorrow morning, we will take I10 west to Tucson, about a 5 hour drive.
You did not miss anything in Las Cruces, believe me.
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