Albuquerque - Day 2

We left Oklahoma City at 8 AM, headed to Albuquerque NM. We drove 543 miles.  Very flat terrain driving. Lots of wind turbines. Saving the planet I guess. Lol. Saw oil derricks throughout the state. 

We stopped in Amarillo, Texas at a quilt/cross stitch shop (The Knotted Thread) where Cindy bought a pattern and I bought a little material. Wanted to buy a Jerome sewing machine but no room in car. Hade a nice lunch at Jason’s deli.




Made it to Albuquerque at 4:00.  We wanted to go up a mountain (Sandia Peak Tramway) but they said they sold out of tickets 5 minutes prior to us getting there. We did go up to the lodge and took a few pictures. 





Decided to eat local at County Line Bbq. We all rated it a 6-7 but enjoyed it. Headed to hotel Homewood Suites. Nice big room settled in for the night. 

We have had breakfast at both hotels. Frank rated yesterday better than today. I liked them both. Heading to Tusayan (Grand Canyon) tomorrow. GPS says 6 hour drive.


All photos here

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