October 15 - November 27: Albuquerque

After the Balloon Fiesta we moved to a campground that Ron had stayed in previously. It is inexpensive if you stay a long time, located right next door to American RV where we had warranty work done, and near Route 66 Casino -- probably our favorite casino to date.



Another casino we visited (especially on Wednesdays for their $5 senior buffet and for Thanksgiving dinner) had a strict dress code for their lounge and it was enforced by armed guards!


During various times the RV was being worked on, we took off in the car for fun trips. One time we went to Colorado Springs for a photography weekend followed by a three-night visit with Ron's daughter and her delightful family. We were there for Halloween -- what a blast with little kids!


Another trip was overnight to Santa Fe where we ate lunch at Tia Sophia's, visited the miraculous staircase, and generally wandered around before heading north to Cities of Gold Casino where we spent the night. We came home on the scenic route the next day.


On that trip we also stopped by Chimayo to photograph the church.




We also visited Bosque del Apache bird reserve for two nights where there were over 50,000 snow geese, 23,000 ducks, 8,500 sandhill cranes, and three bald eagles. Massive birds and we only had to wash the car once (if you get my drift).



We will be taking one more car time before we leave up to Taos but the RV will be staying in the park here as the work is all completed on it.

We have also met friends for dinner several times, attended the local camera club twice, eaten a vast number of $5 senior buffet lunches at two different casinos, and paid full price (horrors!) for the buffet at the fancier casino for a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner.


Another quick trip was to see the petroglyphs that were just a few miles from our RV resort. This one includes the two birds which is a favorite of Joyce's and is used in some of the advertising for the National Monument.

A highlight of our stay was a four-day visit from sister Sharon and brother-in-law Dave. It's fun when our paths cross.