October 21, 2012

October 21, 2012

Peggy fixed a very good breakfast this morning...scrambled eggs with lots of extra things mixed in, bacon, English muffins, and a fruit cup.  It was good to start our busy day with “happy tummies.”

We drove to Glorieta, on I-25 going north.  Jim and Peggy have a friend, Jim Gordon, who has a collection of items dating from 1700 to the early 1900s.  The collection is extensive, including 1200 rifles, several hundred knives, 60 pairs of spurs, one room with a variety of BBGuns, old wagons, and Indian jewelry just to name a few.  It was very, very interesting.  Jim Gordon is a history buff and can tell about everything that was on display.  We were there for three hours, and could of stayed three days, at least.

From there we continued on I-25 to Highway 3.  The road was good, but very narrow.  It took us through several tiny villages until we got to Villianueva.  It was a small town with several businesses and a school.  Even a Post Office was there.  

We stopped at a small convenience store that advertises Frito Pie as their specialty.  It was good, but very similar to what our family calls “Jeff Gordon.”

We continued on Highway 3 through rough ranch country until Jim suddenly made a left turn onto a rocky dirt road.  We went about 15 miles back in to the shrubs to the tiny village of El Cerritos (I think).  We visited a small adobe Catholic Church.  We met several “locals.”  One of them told us to take another road back to the Interstate.  “It was a much better road.”  Uh, no! It was as bad or worse than the other road, until we got almost back to I-25.

It was 5:30 before we got back to Santa Fe.  We were four very tired adventurers!