We decided since we had such an awesome time at santa rosa lake that we would spend the day in Albuquerque and then camp nearby. This was a poor decision; not horrible, just not great.
1. This restaurant was awesome. Boyf got French toast, I got the new Mexican omelet. Both were fabulous, the coffee was fabulous, and the service was fabulous. I'll format the link better later:
http://www.yelp.com/biz/route-66-restaurant-santa-rosa
2. Then, we drove 2 ish and a half hours to Albuquerque. First, we followed our road trippin' guide that said the Museum of Nuclear Science or Atomic History (I can't remember what the actual name was because the name, price, and location all changed between 2006 (the books publishing year) and today.) Anywho, we got there and decided that from what we saw in the lobby, it was not worth 8.50 per person. We then drove to:
3. The Pueblo Indian Cultural Center, which was very cool. The 1st floor had modern (1970- present) Indian art collections, and downstairs focused more on history and culture (artifacts, natural history type- stuff, ancient art...). We also cane just in time to see a tribal dance performance. I thought the whole thing was super cool.
3. We then drove around trying to "find the city." Unless we are seriously blind, Albuquerque is just a giant strip mall. We did get dinner, including decent ground beef for like 7 bucks.
4. Boyf saw the following description in the book. I'm paraphrasing here. "Campground on the banks of the Rio Grande 15 miles north of Albuquerque. Adobe shelters at each camp site provides shade." Sounds decent, but here's how I would describe it. "Campground managed by a miserable old couple who hates fun and youth. Adobe shelter barely fits your tent, and forget about that picnic table. Convenient to muddy swamp, casino, and highway." Nothing ruined our stay, but it was underwhelming and not what I would call serene. We had a lovely dish of Hamburger Helper and stayed up late on our semi- charged iPhones (with the highway-side locale, at least we had a clear signal). Good times
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