Albequerqe, New Mexico

Hey to everyone;

As you can see, there is a definite Spanish influence to this end of the country. The dominant style of housing here is adobe........ even the new houses going up are of the adobe style......flat roofs, and the wooden post/rafters sticking out the front. It's a very colorful area, with lots of shopping and restaurants.

We ate lunch today in a little outdoor Mexican type restaurant. We had an Indian taco....very good stuff! It was so nice to sit outdoors in the sunshine, listening to a small band play their flutes.

There is beautiful jewelry for sale here, and while it's pricey, it's absolutely stunning. Even the outdoor vendors ply their jewelry wares on blankets, spread on the ground.

The weather has been beautifully warm, around 70 during the days, and cool at nights. Wonderful for sleeping, as there's nothing more comforting then to have a heavy quilt on at night, in a 40 degree room!

The Church is St. Phillip de Niri, in Albequerqe. It was built in 1732, and still stands today. Again, it was made of the real adobe mud.........and been restored a few times since then. You can see the straw sticking out of the hardened mud. The walls are 2' thick, and it's very cool and quiet in the Church. The Church was beautiful and a real point of interest in the downtown square.

We have decided to take a work camping position in Florida. It will be in the Palmetto,
Florida area, just south of Tampa. This will be a 3-4 month position, and since it's in a real
maritime area, it appeals to us. This is in an RV resort called "Fisherman's Cove". We can see it's right off Tampa Bay, in an area called "Terra Ceia" bay. We'll be just north of
Bradenton, and south of Tampa. Since it's an area right on the water, many residents have their own boats there, which really is right up our alley. We may have to take a quick trip home to get our boat.....we'll have to see after we get a better lay of the land.

So......with that end in mind, we'll be traveling thru the southern states, taking pictures along the way, as we make our way to Florida. We start there Nov. 1, so it's time to be on the road again. We'll see you there.

Love.......Kathie