Years ago we used to write trips reports after we got back from TDY trips. This time I am writing my trip report to help me remember. As hard as it is to admit, memory fails from time to time.
We left a week ago Monday on an impromptu trip to New Mexico. We had to stop for gas in Elk City (Love's which was horrible to maneuver for gas but extremely nice restrooms--IMPORTANT) and turned NW toward Clayton, NM. We stayed the night in Clayton at the Best Western. When we checked in, there were seven gang cops checking in also. We felt safe for sure. I would not hesitate to stay at this Best Western again nor would I hesitate to recommend it to others. Actually, there are very few hotels in this area so your choices are few, nonetheless, I would chose this over other hotels had they been available. It's that good. Breakfast was complimentary and delicious. All the ingredients were there to make yourself a breakfast burrito. (That was the last time we were served breakfast even though the hotels were double the price of the one in Clayton.)
The next morning we decided to stay a couple of nights in Taos. We often change our route on the spur of the moment. If we see a road on the map that we hadn't traveled, we would just go down that road to see what's there. We traveled to Taos via Red River and stopped on I25 to get gas. Johnny got himself a black Route 66 t-shirt with a 1960s Corvette on it. We stopped at two places, the Mercantile and the Fudge Shop. Didn't buy a thing at the Mercantile, but bought a pound of fudge. If you buy a pound, you get a quarter pound free so it is a MUST that we buy a pound.
We got to Taos early afternoon and stopped at the Overland Sheepskin Company. I got a bowl of soup at a little restaurant there and Johnny got key lime pie and cup of cocoa. We stayed the night at Don Fernando Hotel which is a Hilton Tapestry hotel. I cannot say it was worth the $200+ a night, but it was a very quiet, comfortable place to stay. It was almost like condos with 8 or 10 rooms in a building. Next time, if there is one, we might try the El Pueblo. We walked around the town square the next morning. We had planned on going to the Indian pueblo but they were closed due to Covid. Of course, we had to eat Mexican food twice and both were delicious. Orlando's on the outskirts of Taos. The best!
Thursday, after getting gas, we headed to Santa Fe. We stayed at the Santa Fe Motel and Inn which was .6 miles from the town center. We headed straight there and walked and walked. We are so blessed to be able to walk. We split a BLT and avocado and sat on a picnic bench outside. Delightful time. We bought nothing except a t-shirt for me. (Had to keep up with Johnny.)
We were tired after walking downtown, so we ordered a pizza and walked to pick it up (a couple of blocks). We ate outside our room on a beautiful evening and had one of the biggest and best pizzas we have ever had.
The motel where we stayed in Santa Fe deserves its own paragraph. It was the cutest place and we DEFINITELY would stay there again. I had read their reviews which were phenomenal and a short walk so we wouldn't have to move our car (which didn't move while we were there). It was a quaint, quiet place that had all the New Mexico vibes. They didn't have breakfast, but had biscochito cookies and coffee in the lobby along with apples, cuties, and bananas. Hibicus tea and biscochito cookies were in the lobby at checkin. I just can't explain how enchanting this place is. Love!
Next morning (after checking out the caution light--nothing wrong) we headed for home with the option to stop somewhere along the way if we got tired. Neither one of us were tired so we drove straight through to Oklahoma City. Got gas and and ice cream at McDonald's. We got home around 7:30. NO PLACE LIKE HOME.
ANOTHER TRIP IN THE BOOKS.
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