Visiting Mom
So this week we drove over to Albuquerque for a few days to visit Elaine’s mother (Lena) before we head off on the other big trips described below (plus one new trip described later in this post). We arrived in Albuquerque on Monday night and had a nice home cooked meal (lamb shank) that Elaine had semi-prepared at home and finished up in Albuquerque after the trip over in the cooler.
Tuesday was a quiet day. Elaine’s sister and brother-in-law were passing through town on their way home to Las Cruces, NM after an Alaskan cruise and a stopover to visit their son in Colorado Springs. We all met up for lunch at the Owl Bar – awesome green chile cheeseburgers and yummy milk shakes. A good lunch was had by all.
After the big (and late) lunch, we decided on just a salad and some good bread (from Trader Joe’s) for dinner. Another old family friend (Doctor Denise) came over to join us. Cocktails, wine, dinner, and conversation were all good.
On Wednesday Lena, Elaine, and I did a road trip to an old favorite spot of the Weiler family – Jemez Springs. Neither Elaine nor Lena had been there for over 30 years. It’s only just over an hour from Albuquerque. We headed out after 10:00 and had a very pleasant day. It’s all described in the pictures below.
Trip Plan Update
Our trips to UK/Ireland, Cruising from Barcelona to Miami, and cruising from Montreal to London are all described in older posts below. Now we have added another trip – a return visit to Depoe Bay, Oregon. We were there last year and described the wonderful time we had on our old travel blog (link above). Here is the last entry from Depoe Bay from that blog. There won’t be a lot of new stuff to see, but cocktails on the condo deck overlooking the magnificent Pacific will make the trip enjoyable no matter what. We will be heading out next Tuesday with overnights in Bakersfield (CA) and Redding (CA) before arriving at our home, The Beacon, in Depoe Bay. Our Scottsdale friends , Barb & Kris, will be in Oregon while we are there and will spend two nights with us. Stay tuned for blog posts from the cool (and hopefully sunny) Oregon coast.
