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Judy and Sheila's Excellent Adventure Day 7

Today began with a relaxing breakfast and a new plan!!! Our B&B was voted Number 1 in Santa Fe last year....and is Pueblo Bonito in case you were wondering or are planning a trip to Santa Fe any time soon. They are adobe cottages with full kitchens, a bedroom living area with futon and fireplace, private patios and charming ambience with a wonderful history!

New plan? We decided to explore Old Town Albuquerque and have lunch there at the historic Little Anitas and leave from there. We were soooo dreading the trip to Amarillo and so my husband called and suggested we go to Lubbock instead. Much nicer place...and not as bad a drive. So...here we are after a little googling...Judy is a master at reservations and we are at Arbor Inn and Suites which I would HIGHLY recommend as the room is huge, beautiful...this is every bit as large as a suite for a reasonable price. Well appointed with beautiful linens, met us with cookies and lemonade or tea, suggested dinner places right near by...etc!

Tomorrow...we head for home...sad to end this adventure but anxious to see our families and not live out of a suitcase (or Subaru) that we are constantly moving from place to place.
What a wonderful country we have seen, met all kinds of wonderful people...if you are depressed about the state of our country and feel that people are not friendly any more, etc. then take a road trip and you will see that is absolutely not true. Everyone has been so kind to us, gone out of their way to help us...to meet us and chat...and we have met all of these people from now at least 10 different countries we feel we are enriched because of these encounters. Only hope they feel the same.

Wonderful artisans we have met, wonderful new friends we have met, wonderful foods we have eaten, music we have enjoyed, art we have appreciated, natural beauty we have experienced and even a meteor crater we have seen.

We have challenged ourselves with hiking the Grand Canyon, Jeep offroading, but luxuriated at L'Auberge and Mesa Grille in Sedona...accommodations that are incredible, historical places and figures coming to life...even in Fort Sumner in New Mexico (must read if you do not know this story as we did not)...and the history of Albuquerque as well. But our challenges are so minor compared to our ancestors and our Native Americans...that it is overwhelming. We need to be strong as they were.

As we end our journey, we are still friends, even much closer than before...and will be sad but the wiser for this journey. I would recommend this to any friends who are adventurous and wish to learn from our land and our people what truly makes America great!

Lesson learned from today: We've been soaked to the skin, tired beyond belief, burning hot, exhausted, exhilarated, and now are relaxed...but shopping for souvenirs can be VERY tiresome and tedious...especially for small boys (whose mothers object to bows and arrows, guns and drums)! Bring a list for your trip of who and what you would like to bring back...also bring plenty of extra money and room in your Subaru for all these purchases so that you may complete all the items on your list!

Thank you for following along with us...it has been a pleasure to write a few of our experiences for your enjoyment!

Raising our glasses of chilled Chardonnay to you,

Sheila and Judy
Good night and Sweet Dreams

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