Greetings from Albuquerque, NM!

I am starting this blog to share some of my husband and my travel adventures.  We travel in a 2005 Holiday Rambler Ambassador and tow a Jeep Wrangler.  We have been RVing since 2002.  Since then we have accumulated approximately 85,000 miles of travel throughout the US while both maintaining full-time jobs.  We rv whenever we can.

We currently are enjoying a Spring Break trip.  We left our home in NJ on March 14th.  We spent a few days in Amarillo, TX visiting our youngest son and his family.  Now we are in Albuquerque, NM visiting my husband’s family.  Tomorrow we venture on to Tucson, AZ.

We love visiting Albuquerque.  We stay at the Albuqerque Central KOA. The campground is always well kept and the staff is super friendly.  The KOA is accessible from I-40 exit 166 Juan Tabo Rd.  

 The view from the rear window is of the Sandia Mountains.  This is what I love about Albuquerque, the beautiful mountain view.  It is the first full day of spring and there is still some snow on the higher peaks. 

The full moon has lighted the night sky and the inside of our coach.  The Albuquerque Journal in its Sky Watch section of the Weather page says:

“Tonight’s full moon is impressive as it rises in the east, shortly after sunset.  Closely following the spring equinos, this full moon forces a very early date for Easter.  It shines in Virgo, near the autumnal equinox (at opposition to the vernal equinox).  Some names for this moon are the ‘worm’, the ‘sap’, and the ‘crow’.  The Zuni know it as the ‘Little Sandstorm Moon.'” 

Yesterday, while driving down I-25 from Rio Rancho, we saw evidence of little sandstorms to the west of the city.

I did not realize that the Women’s NCAA Tournament Western Region would have first round play offs at The Pit, The University of New Mexico’s basketball home.  If I had we might have planned on another night or two in Albuquerque, but we have reservations in Tucson for tomorrow and lots of activities planned.

If you have never visited Albuquerque, some of our favorite places are the Old Town area with the various shops and galleries, the Rio Grande Botanic Garden and Albuquerque Aquarium.  I personally enjoy spending time at UNM’s bookstore, with coffee shop inside.

The weather has been great, though last night did go down into the 30’s.  We are looking forward to our next destination, Cactus Country RV Park, Tucson, AZ.