We're in Santa Fe, NM.

July 9 - Day 1: Santa Fe, New Mexico

Our trip to Santa Fe was an easy drive. We were so ready to get the heck out of north Texas. We left at 7:00 am along with Candy and E.G. and went our separate ways. We made it to Amarillo by 1:30 and ate at Dyer's BBQ and then Santa Fe by 5:30 (6:30 Texas time). It is so green up here too - they've had a lot of rain.


As soon as we arrived to the El Dorado (a very nice hotel! and one that we almost missed because I was distracted by all the stores when I was supposed to be navigating for Wade) we changed clothes and hit the streets in search of a Margarita at The Shed - a place recommended by our bell hop (who happens to be a student at UBC in Vancouver). The food was good, but drinks were better - I had a prickly pear margarita and Wade had the traditional Lime, but when we saw the locally brewed beer we could not resist and switched.



After dinner, we walked around the streets downtown and window shopped. There was live music on the square and we saw a man walking a dog and a cat!!! He jerked the cat towards him which I just about flipped, but saw that he placed the cat on the dog's back. I took a picture, but not sure of the quality.










We saw a beautiful church off the square and then came across the oldest church in the U.S. built in 1610.

I think my pottery places are on the outskirts, so that's our quest for tomorrow but not before stopping at the Paris Cafe - a bakery tucked away on a side street that looked delish! I think I've already gained weight, but we'll walk it off.

Enjoy!

Leah & Wade