Feel in love with Old Town Albuquerque! Spent the afternoon strolling along the colorful streets and admiring all of the Mexican and Indian handcrafts. I wanted to buy everything! I settled on a pair of silver earrings, a silver & turquoise hair barrette, and a couple of handwoven pillow cases.
I have to share a God-story regarding those pillowcases! When we first got the travel trailer I decided to decorate it southwestern style (because, like I said, I love all things southwest). And one of the things I really wanted were authentic throw pillows, but I searched & searched online and couldn’t really find them anywhere. So when I knew we were going to be visiting New Mexico the one thing I wanted to buy were some pillows. However, shop after shop I visited didn’t have what I was looking for. It was getting late and all of the shops were closing, so I had pretty much given up on the idea of finding the pillows. Then, just as I was about to leave, I spotted one more store. When I walked in I couldn’t believe my eyes... I had found the motherload! They had hand-woven pillows, rugs, etc. in all colors, shapes, and sizes. I was able to talk with the master weaver himself and learned all about the meaning behind the different geometric patterns and colors they use. It was so interesting!
Funny side note, Albuquerque is known for Breaking Bad, so we had to stop into the Breaking Bad store and got to take pics with “Mike” and the “Pollos Hermanos guy” (if you know, you know). I’m definitely not condoning the show. I actually had to stop watching it because it was bothering my conscious. But, it definitely had some good characters and actors!
Finally, we got to have dinner with our friend Tom at a great place called Dave’s Valley Grill. Jimbo was so happy that they had something other than tacos on the menu. (Honestly, I was too... Mexican food isn’t my favorite.) I just love getting to meet up with friends along the way!
We boondocked and filled our fresh water tank at Cracker Barrel. In the morning we had a problem with our hot water heater. Couldn’t get the pilot to light. Jimbo tried several things and watched a bunch of YouTube videos trying to get it fixed, but nothing was working. We were starting to think that we were going to have to stop the trip to get it fixed before we could go on. But, then we prayed and all of a sudden the pilot came on (honest truth)! Turns out it was a problem with the “sail switch.”