DAY THREE
What a great place this is! I’m sitting here in this luxurious bed with its hand painted headboard (see photo), dressed in one of the two soft robes provided for each room, overlooking the church with SNOW on its roof. It was in the 50’s yesterday, but seemed much colder because of the wind and today we wake up to snow on the roofs and a smattering on the grass. The streets looked untouched, thank goodness since we will be driving south today.
Yesterday we drove north to Taos after attending mass at the church pictured below. It was an interesting service, but I’m afraid my back wouldn’t let me be Roman Catholic for long. There was a lot of standing and kneeling to go along with the sitting and I was hurting by the time we got out. It’s still a little sore, but I’m sure the massage therapists in Truth or Consequences will get that out in no time.
There are lots of little unusual shops in Taos and of course, the art museums. And we had a great scenic drive up to it – all curvy roads with little traffic. The speed limit was mostly 35 or 45 so it took us two hours. We took a straighter road coming back, but it was neat too because it was right beside the Rio Grande most of the way.
And speaking of that river we drove eight miles outside of Taos to look at a bridge over a huge, deep gorge through which the river flowed. It was 650 feet deep and the bridge ran over it (you couldn’t even tell when we got there because the trusses are underneath the road). It was truly an awesome sight. The sad thing is that we thought we had gotten pictures but when we got back to the hotel, they weren’t on the camera. So that will just have to be in our memories. Brenda, the engineer, was very impressed with the bridge and braved the strong wind to walk out on it.
We got back to Santa Fe in time to eat a late supper, walk around a little, and crash. A great night’s sleep was had by both.
About noon we will head to T or C for three days of rest and relaxation, and maybe some day trips.
What a great place this is! I’m sitting here in this luxurious bed with its hand painted headboard (see photo), dressed in one of the two soft robes provided for each room, overlooking the church with SNOW on its roof. It was in the 50’s yesterday, but seemed much colder because of the wind and today we wake up to snow on the roofs and a smattering on the grass. The streets looked untouched, thank goodness since we will be driving south today.
Yesterday we drove north to Taos after attending mass at the church pictured below. It was an interesting service, but I’m afraid my back wouldn’t let me be Roman Catholic for long. There was a lot of standing and kneeling to go along with the sitting and I was hurting by the time we got out. It’s still a little sore, but I’m sure the massage therapists in Truth or Consequences will get that out in no time.
There are lots of little unusual shops in Taos and of course, the art museums. And we had a great scenic drive up to it – all curvy roads with little traffic. The speed limit was mostly 35 or 45 so it took us two hours. We took a straighter road coming back, but it was neat too because it was right beside the Rio Grande most of the way.
And speaking of that river we drove eight miles outside of Taos to look at a bridge over a huge, deep gorge through which the river flowed. It was 650 feet deep and the bridge ran over it (you couldn’t even tell when we got there because the trusses are underneath the road). It was truly an awesome sight. The sad thing is that we thought we had gotten pictures but when we got back to the hotel, they weren’t on the camera. So that will just have to be in our memories. Brenda, the engineer, was very impressed with the bridge and braved the strong wind to walk out on it.
We got back to Santa Fe in time to eat a late supper, walk around a little, and crash. A great night’s sleep was had by both.
About noon we will head to T or C for three days of rest and relaxation, and maybe some day trips.
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