Coffee, Kids and More...: Springbreak, a Birthday and more..... LONG post.

WOW! We've had a whirlwind few days. Been to New Mexico and back. So I guess I'll start at the beginning.

We left Friday morning early for our Kabin Kamping trip to Santa Fe. The trip down was pretty uneventful, as you can see.

We arrived with beautiful weather and anxious to get everything set up so that we could relax for the rest of the day and evening.

Saturday morning I got up started our cooking fire and did a bit of knitting.

Then we were off for Santa Fe and lunch. We had a wonderful lunch at El Milagro located in conjunction with the Pecos Inn on the Old Santa Fe Hwy. Ok. I have to admit to a bit of snobbery here. I've never had a meal at a motel connected restaurant that I thought was any good. So crow having now been eaten, please let me tell you that this was good food. Kristina and I had an Indian Taco. YUM!

Nextt we were off for the Plaza in Santa Fe, market and cathedral.

I forgot to take a picture of the whole Cathedral but I did get the most picturesque group sitting on the entry steps! Click on the picture to see who these people are....

We did walk the market in the plaza after sightseeing in the cathedral. But I didn't take any pictures.

Back to the campground for a bit of down time and play time as well.

Sunday found us wandering around Pecos National Historical Park for the day. What a wonderful experience for the kids as well as David and I. We walked the 1.25 mile hike with ease even at the elevation of 7040 ft. How interesting to see where 900 years ago the native Indians lived and where the Spanish came and built a mission to serve the surrounding area. This is also the only area where the Indians successfully ousted the Spaniards and re-took their land for 12 years before Spain conquered again.

These are pueblo ruins ....

A view from the top of the hill where the ruins were.

Now starts our tour of the mission. Click on the pictures to read about the mission...

Where ever there was a ladder, you were able to climb down into the Kiva's to look around.

Who wouldn't stop for this picture. One of the few remaining Route 66 signs around. We actually traveled along this road to reach the Pecos National Historical Park. After this picture we headed back to the campground for dinner and the night. The next day we were headed to Taos to show the kids a still living Pueblo, but unfortunately Hunter woke up not feeling well Monday morning and we headed back home asap. So Taos will be for another trip...