Day 7: Santa Fe

So we're on day 7 of a planned 21-day trip. First stop was Lubbock, and now we’ve been in Santa Fe for several days. If all goes according to plan, we’ll be here through Sunday morning, make a one-night stop in Flagstaff on the way to Vegas, where we’ll be for four nights, then to the Grand Canyon for a couple of nights, followed by another overnight stop in Flagstaff, then back to Santa Fe / Albuquerque for a couple of nights, then an overnight stop in Amarillo, then back home.

I really like the RV park here, Rancheros de Santa Fe, because we have lots of trees, excellent privacy, and a hiking path circling the park that is an excellent place to walk Sadie. The downside of the park is that their wireless network at our spot is dicey, so I’ve been less disciplined about blogging.

Yesterday we did a tour up at Ghost Ranch, the location in northern New Mexico where Georgia O’Keefe lived and painted for many years. The guide was knowledgeable and passionate about her subject, and did a fine job. The scenery in the area is stunning, a landscape so fascinating that driving safely becomes a challenge, because the vistas are so distracting. The mountains and hills rise up in a variety of shapes, heights, colors, and layers – it’s easy to see why she chose to eventually move from Manhattan and spend most of her life painting in this area.

Our four-legged traveling companion Sadie Mae is boarding for a couple of nights while we spend long days away from the campsite. I decided that she would be more comfortable and cared for in a kennel than spending all day alone in Streamy. The place where she’s staying is constructed such that she has an indoor space, and a door to a small fenced outdoor space where she can go any time she chooses, until they close the dogs in for the night.

Today we are going to Ten Thousand Waves, a spa, where we’ll have a soak in a hot tub, followed by massages. It’s a tough life, but someone has to do it.