Albuquerque. What can I say after eating the most flavorful burrito made out of pork cooked with chillies and served smothed in red chile sauce. Its was lip tingling spicy but also had a smokey tang to it, kind of made you want to take up smoking all over again. Apart from that, Albuquerque is one cool place. I can see why Georgia O'Keefe fell in love with New Mexico, the Adobe architecture, the color of the rock... but for me it was the neon loveliness of Central Ave and all the old Route 66 still (just about) standing.
Started at the Cadillac Ranch, finally I got to shoot it after two failed attempts in the 90's. And finally the wide open vistas of Texas have been replaced with hilly, even mountainous landscape, dotted with the outposts of volcanoes past of New Mexico. The brick red of the rock looks leaks through the sage green brush to give a Dali'esq pallet of colors, a change from the uniform taupe of Texas. Central Time switched to Mountain Time. Route 66 continued through several towns, most of which just never adjusted to the "Wal-Mart" effect. Wonderful architecture but really the end of "ma & pa" operations. Shame really.
Humidity is really down, and so is the temperature. A record low of 84 degrees and it was lovely. In the morning we are onto Arizona, our 11th state so far and the last between us an California.
I think the children are learning negotion skills, probaby something to do with being strapped in six feet apart for 6 hours a day. I used to think that my trouble ahead was going to be with Ava, but I'm leaning towards Oliver at the moment. He can be a right little stinker but always with a glint in his eye...
States
- Texas
- New Mexico
Food Count
- Breakfast : Raisin Bran and Toast at the Days Inn
- Snack : Chocolate donut from the Donut Shop
- Lunch : Last night steak in a roll
- Dinner : Pork Burrito at El Patio
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