NEW MEXICO

Okay, so I left Texas, drove about 10 1/2 hours to Albuquerque, NM, where (apparently, until I arrived!) the weather has been beautiful.  It actually was for the first hour I was there.  Then the wind started - by Monday it was about 55 miles and hour, but I tried to play golf anyway.  It was really, really great when the wind was behind me!  However, as fate would have it, you eventually have to have it in your face.  Tough, tough, tough to hit a ball straight under those conditions.  Luckily, there were three men around my age who were kind enough to tolerate my playing and we had a good time.  Sunday, Mary and I drove up to Santa Fe, which is really beautiful.  The building code keeps the height of the buildings down and most of them are rather like adobe huts - but pretty.  Otherwise, NM is rocky, mountainous and quite windy right now.  So, if you are going through New Mexico, it would be wise to visit Mary and Bill because they are wonderful hosts and take your mind off the weather.  Tomorrow, I will head to Las Vegas and then to Reno on Thursday.  This has been a really fun week (it would only be nicer if Mike was around to share it!) and I am looking forward to moving west.  Thanks again for tuning in.  Ricci