Starting Mileage Santa Fe: 11,203
Ending Mileage arriving Albuquerque: 11,266
Miles Driven: 63
Avg. MPG: 10.1
Gas Price: $3.25--Albuquerque, NM
Overnight: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque KOA
The drive from Santa Fe to Albuquerque was a short one. The terrain is still very desert.
It wasn't long before we hit congestion on the freeway. We were wondering why so much traffic, as it was 10 AM when we came through. But, soon found out it was lots of construction.
We settled in at the KOA (this is the same place we stayed in March). This KOA is one of the most expensive we stay in, but the facilities are just average. No extras or fancy facilities. This time, we had to pay extra, extra for two of the nights because the balloon festival was to start the day we left. Now, that makes sense, right?? We couldn't even arrange to stay an extra day because they will be full, so we plan to leave Friday. Quick, short visit.
Beverly (Dave's sister) and Jerry drove over to meet us at the campground. We all then went out for lunch at The Range. The last time we were here, the restaurant was a small place in a strip mall. But, now they have moved to a building the size of a Denny's. The food was as good as I remembered. Their chimichangas are huge. And, their deserts are to die for. I had "Death by Lemon" cake. It's really more like a cheesecake. They have cinnamon ice cream that is out of this world.
After lunch, we drove over to their house and visited for a while. It was good to see their four-legged babies (Magellan and Piccolo [Dachshunds] and Muffy). These pictures are from last March. The Dachshunds are a little more hefty than this picture now shows. But, I forgot to take a new picture.
After our visit, we headed back to the RV to nap and chill out for the evening.
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