Enjoying Albuquerque NM

We left Santa Rosa State Park and made our way over to the Coronado campground at Bernalillo, New Mexico. The drive was about 144 mi and was a nice drive with no issues. 

We spent 7 days in Coronado campground and of course rains followed us. It rained nearly every afternoon for a short period of time and sometimes it rained a lot overnight. 

This was an odd stop this year in that we socialized way more than we normally do. It was fun however, because we met up with JoBeth and Catherine, former bloggers, who have settled in the greater Albuquerque area.  We enjoyed a happy hour at one of the local breweries over some nice beers. It's just great meeting up with some like-minded folks on the road.

We also met Carol and Ed who are friends we made on the road while staying in Puerto Penasco, Mexico the first time around. They happened to also be in Puerto Penasco the next time we visited when we were having the RV painted.  They too live in this area and we had a wonderful time having lunch with them at Garcia's Kitchen. 

Serendipitously we also saw Paul and Sue who we also met on the road during our stay at Quartzite AZ. They were passing through town and ended up in the campsite two away from us in Coronado Campground. So, of course, we walked over to Bosque Brewing and had some cold adult beverages and reminisced about old times. 

Prior to our arrival we made plans to meet up with one of Sharon's besties, Vicki and her husband Roger. We first met Vicki in Austin, Texas when we were all working stiffs and have reconnected often over the years. Happily, this time one of our get togethers included dinner with her mother, brother Dave and his wife Kelly as well. Again, it is always fun catching up with old friends.

 

We sure got our fill of New Mexico cuisine as we ate out way more than we normally do. Although I'm not sure one can ever get too much New Mexican food, we definitely tried our best.

  

We also went to about 10 breweries while we were in ABQ because I discovered an app called the beers of the city for Albuquerque. It has nearly 40 breweries who offer two coupons for half price beers per month. The charge was $8 and change for a month and is a recurring charge if you live in the area.  We elected to only use it for one month and then will cancel it when we leave. It sure was fun being able to visit lots of different breweries to try different IPAs all over the city.

  

It wasn't just all socializing and eating and drinking as we also found time to go up to the top of Sandia peak to savor the cooler weather. The Sandia Crest is always a great place to visit when it's hot in the valley. We also found a hike at the Corrales Bosque Reserve and took daily walks in and around the Coronado campground. We even got in a few rounds of disc golf at a nice little nine-hole course that we discovered not too far away.  Another fun outing was a walk downtown to see the many murals found throughout the city.

 Before we knew it, it was time to go and so we shall continue down the road of retirement.. .