The Summer of the Bath

It feels like years have passed since the last post and really all that’s passed is Texas. But Texas (well, the panhandle) is vast and flat—nothing but scrubland for miles in every direction. Actually, Texas was pretty awesome. We saw a Route 66 landmark in Shamrock and then moved on to Amarillo, where we had good barbecue, for a change, and saw another cool roadside landmark, the Cadillac Ranch (we even left a permanent mark: Go Yetis!).



The "U-Drop Inn" in Shamrock, Texas.



"Cadillac Ranch" on the Texas plains.




And then it was onward to Santa Fe. The last five pounds are always the hardest to lose. Likewise, the last 200 miles… But finally, we made it amid a crazy thunderstorm over the mountains. When the weather finally cleared, we found ourselves at Casa del Sol, a beautiful adobe house with two master suites, a beautiful patio, and tons of other great amenities. (Pictures to come… internet reliability is not one of the amenities.)

To our pleasant surprise, the house is literally paces (150 was the over/under) from Santa Fe’s famous strip of galleries, Canyon Road, and we had awesome tapas at El Farol for dinner last night. Today, we got ourselves oriented—determined the closest walking route to the Plaza, bought groceries, and planned our calendar for July. I almost died running uphill to St. John’s College (it’s only about a mile, but at 7000 feet, that’s a lot), and then made it back around toward our summer home.

We topped our day off with a trip to Ten Thousand Waves, yet another natural spring spa in what promises to be a summer of soaking in hot tubs. It was a rotation from the tub to the cold plunge to the sauna, and now we are all too blissed out to move.

The next couple of days should be full of Santa Fe museums, 4th of July festivities, hiking in Bandelier, and the Santa Fe Wine Festival. More pictures and stories soon…