Tucumcari, Rio Rancho, and Aztec, NM

We are having big fun :)

After the 'kickoff meal' with the in-laws in Muleshoe, we've enjoyed 3 home-cooked meals in a row. My sister whipped up some biscuits with sausage-gravy for breakfast, my niece made pasta salad and kebabs for lunch, and the friends we're staying with tonight had a wonderful meal (salad, lasagna) waiting for us when we arrived this evening.

Side note: maybe for our next vacation we can just drive across the country and let friends and family feed us. Hmm...

We continue to remain flexible with our plans: our first two stops on this trip were to be Corona and Farmington, instead we've stayed in Tucumcari and Aztec - and it's been better than anything I could have planned.

We went down to the local river walk after dinner this evening. We watched a rushing river, skipped rocks, and checked out the local talent at the skate park. For those of you who ever find yourself in this part of New Mexico, I highly recommend Aztec. It's a happening little town.

Starting tomorrow we move to the 'touristy' phase of the trip. We'll go to a national park, spend the night in a hotel, and probably have to pay for our own food :)

The rest of the family have begun writing in their journals. I'll see if I can get them to share their perspectives tomorrow.

Thanks for reading.