Santa Fe, New Mexico: Boy, am I happy I don't have to type Albuquerque any longer. Oops.
DT and I were up early, exercised, Leo's cookies were shipped and we were on the road to Santa Fe - about a one hour drive north of Albuquerque. (Dang it.) We checked in at the Santa Fe Skies RV Park at noon and went immediately into town for lunch and a stroll.



After our meal we walked around the square, poked our heads in a few shops and admired all the art in Santa Fe. Art is everywhere! The architecture is strictly controlled, so the entire town looks like a pueblo and the buildings are all some shade of "sand".





the staircase photo is from our 2002 visit.)

FYI: Here are some facts about Cinco de May, which simply means May 5th in Spanish: It is the day the Spanish army (4000 soldiers) defeated the French Army (8000 soldiers, led by Napoleon's nephew, Napoleon III) in the Battle of Puebla in 1862. However, the victory was short-lived, as a year later the French took control of Mexico and installed Maximilian as the ruler of Mexico. By then, the US Civil War was over and America began assisting Mexico. Not wanting to get into a war with America, the French fled Mexico in 1866. The French forgot to take Maximilian with them, I guess, because he was executed by the Mexicans. The Battle of Puebla marks the last time a European army attacked a country in the Americas... never mind that whole Falkland Island thing... which was versa-vise-ish.

After a nice rest back at the ranch, DT and I dined at the Anasazi Restaurant in the Inn of the Anasazi Hotel. We had such a lovely meal here TWELVE YEARS AGO, we thought we would give it another try.

I chose two appetizers for my meal, starting with the Alcade Heirloom Tomato Salad, Sorrel Sorbet, Mozzarella, Tomato Gazpacho Pearls. The tomatoes were grown in New Mexico and I was served at least five different varieties of tomato on the plate. The most intriguing item in the salad was the sorrel sorbet. It looked like guacamole... if guacamole came sweet and frozen! "Gazpacho Pearls" are somehow made via science and looked like pink caviar, but were somehow made with tomato gazpacho and gelatin.

This was a great foodie day in a great foodie town. Stay tuned and loosen your belts - we will be here several days.
Pedometer: Just barely 10,000 steps today. A bit surprising as I ran this morning and we walked around Santa Fe for quite a while this afternoon. Blame it on a "travel day". Still, goal attained.
Until my next update, I remain, your Cinco de Mayo correspondent.
