Pagosa Springs, CO to Albuquereque, NM 28th June (Day 16)

Headed back down into New Mexico to get to Albuquerque for a night out having a mexican meal. We went via Santa Fe then on through Madrid on the way to Sandia mountain before heading into Albuquerque to the Nativo Hotel where rooms were booked. That was the plan.

Southern Colorado merged into northern New Mexico. The road went on...



and turned...



Got bored and started playing with the camera




Barnie



Onwards until we reached the Rio Grande







We followed the Rio Grande for a while as we headed south towards Madrid.



Before we reached Madrid, it became obvious that the rain was going to get us so we stopped and put on waterproofs and got soaked. We stopped in Madri dfor a coffee and a warm before presing on for Albuquerque. On reflection, riding motorbikes to the top of Sandia mountain in a thunderstorm did not seem the brightest plan so we carried on to Albuquerque.

As we go into into Albuquerque the skies really opened and we took shelter under a bridge where we joined two cars and were later joined by three Harleys. The hailstones were huge.






By the time we arived like drowned rats at the hotel I was struggling with a combination of tiredness, sore ankle, slippery road conditions and heavy traffic. I dipped out of the meal and crashed out early. Boring but sensible and necessary.

Plan for tomorrow is Lubbock Texas but I need a new back tyre first in the morning.