Friday, July 20, 2012

Starting to detox

Much to our disappointment, our motel in Santa Fe did not have a pool. Then again, that was the last letdown Santa Fe offered us - what a great little city! Right next to our motel there was an old rail yard that had been turned into a zone of parks, art galleries and cafes. In the central plaza there was live xylophone music and plenty of nice shops. This morning we spent soaking in Ten Thousand Waves, a very tranquille Japanese style spa and it only set us back $25 per head!

We also witnessed a pretty nasty car accident. Two cars had hit each other on the mountainous roads and the other one was rolled over. It all looked pretty bad but luckily no one was seriously hurt.

If you're into ancient ruins or native American history, check out Chaco Culture National Historic Park. Our visit there was brief but memorable. I had no idea such thing existed: the canyon had thousands of inhabitants roughly a thousand years ago. Now only the sizable ruins and circling hawks/eagles remain.


The (obvious) pro tip of the day: Buy a cheap styrofoam box with 5 bucks and fill that baby with ice and you have a small fridge in your car.

From here we'll spend about a week in small places and magnificent scenic views so it's also a good time to ease on the beer and fatty foods - a detox week if you like.

-Tuoppi

Ladies, if you don't care oogling naked men, choose the women's tub at Ten Thousand Waves instead of communal tub. Nothing to fear though, they're harmless and very walrus-like sunbathers. Ooh, and try chili mangos if you find them.

-Otter

Drinking beer at the brake shop next to our motel.