Back on Route 66 through the town of Tucumcari to check out the historic buildings - Teepee Curios, Blue Swallow Motel, LaCita Mexican Foods, and others. In Santa Rosa, checked out the Blue Hole. A circular, bell-shaped artesian pool that is popular for SCUBA diving and training. It's depth is 81 ft, diameter is 60 feet and water temp is 61 degrees. The water was very clear with a deep blue tone. Chatted with a couple guys diving there. They said not much to see other than a few toys and other odd items. They were just there to brush up on their skills. Quick stop at Clines Corners Travel Plaza which has been around since the 30s to see if there were any trinkets we need. While they had a lot of items, we came out empty handed. In Santa Fe, we visited the cathedral basilica of St Francis of Assisi, beautiful church stain glass windows and interior. Walked through the Plaza with its street vendors and then west to burro alley where we posed with a bronze burro carrying a heavy load. Then on to see the Miraculous Stairway in the Loretto Chapel which is now a museum. So the story goes that the church was built but the stairway to the balcony was never finished. The sisters prayed for someone to finish the stairway and their prayers were answered. A man walked into their church and offered to build the stairway but while he was building it no one could be in the room. So each morning after the sisters prayers, they would lock the doors so the man could build the stairway. When the stairway was done, the sisters went to pay the man but he had disappeared. There are three mysteries of the circular stairway 1. Who was the man who built it? 2. Where did the wood come from that was used in the stairway since it is not local? 3. How was it engineered so that it didn't require a center post? Last tourist activity was to see the oldest house in the US which is an adobe pueblo built in 1646. Now the search was on to find sopapillas (fried pastry). We found it at Tomosita's. But first we had the best Mexican food I've ever had and Kevin had a tasty margarita. Then we dove into our hot sopapillas with lots of melted honey butter. Yum yum! Tonight we are stopped at a Camel Rock Casino. Decided to get a players card and lucky me I got $10 to gamble, a deck of cards and a card bungee. After gambling with their money, I walked out with $5 of their money. Not a bad deal although the slots were anything but loose.
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Day 107 Glenrio, NM-Santa Fe, NM
Back on Route 66 through the town of Tucumcari to check out the historic buildings - Teepee Curios, Blue Swallow Motel, LaCita Mexican Foods, and others. In Santa Rosa, checked out the Blue Hole. A circular, bell-shaped artesian pool that is popular for SCUBA diving and training. It's depth is 81 ft, diameter is 60 feet and water temp is 61 degrees. The water was very clear with a deep blue tone. Chatted with a couple guys diving there. They said not much to see other than a few toys and other odd items. They were just there to brush up on their skills. Quick stop at Clines Corners Travel Plaza which has been around since the 30s to see if there were any trinkets we need. While they had a lot of items, we came out empty handed. In Santa Fe, we visited the cathedral basilica of St Francis of Assisi, beautiful church stain glass windows and interior. Walked through the Plaza with its street vendors and then west to burro alley where we posed with a bronze burro carrying a heavy load. Then on to see the Miraculous Stairway in the Loretto Chapel which is now a museum. So the story goes that the church was built but the stairway to the balcony was never finished. The sisters prayed for someone to finish the stairway and their prayers were answered. A man walked into their church and offered to build the stairway but while he was building it no one could be in the room. So each morning after the sisters prayers, they would lock the doors so the man could build the stairway. When the stairway was done, the sisters went to pay the man but he had disappeared. There are three mysteries of the circular stairway 1. Who was the man who built it? 2. Where did the wood come from that was used in the stairway since it is not local? 3. How was it engineered so that it didn't require a center post? Last tourist activity was to see the oldest house in the US which is an adobe pueblo built in 1646. Now the search was on to find sopapillas (fried pastry). We found it at Tomosita's. But first we had the best Mexican food I've ever had and Kevin had a tasty margarita. Then we dove into our hot sopapillas with lots of melted honey butter. Yum yum! Tonight we are stopped at a Camel Rock Casino. Decided to get a players card and lucky me I got $10 to gamble, a deck of cards and a card bungee. After gambling with their money, I walked out with $5 of their money. Not a bad deal although the slots were anything but loose.
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