As expected, rain and thunderstorms had already moved into southern New Mexico this morning and were heading north toward Albuquerque, so I decided to stay put. My hotel was near a very active freight railway line, so I had the joy of being serenaded several times throughout the night by the
BNSF trains passing
by. Needless to say, I was a little tired, but it was a beautiful morning and was up for anything Kristine had in mind. Turned out that was a day in Albuquerque at the
New Mexico State Fair, touring the city, and dinner before heading back to
Mountainair. Kristine's friend Ruth accompanied us to Albuquerque, a drive which took us through grassy plains and mountainous pine forests. The fair was fun and provided a good people-watching opportunity. One of those thunderstorms passed by, but we were in the creative arts
pavillion as it dumped some rain and moved north. After leaving the fair, we drove around the city and ended up doing some wine tasting at
Corrales Winery and
Casa Rondeña Winery,
both of which were surprisingly very good (who knew good wine could come from New Mexico?). For dinner, we headed to a great little French brasserie,
La Provence, where we had very good entrees and excellent crème brûlée for dessert. The drive back to
Mountainair took a little over an hour, after which I prepared to leave tomorrow for Tucson, AZ.
As expected, rain and thunderstorms had already moved into southern New Mexico this morning and were heading north toward Albuquerque, so I decided to stay put. My hotel was near a very active freight railway line, so I had the joy of being serenaded several times throughout the night by the BNSF trains passing
by. Needless to say, I was a little tired, but it was a beautiful morning and was up for anything Kristine had in mind. Turned out that was a day in Albuquerque at the New Mexico State Fair, touring the city, and dinner before heading back to Mountainair. Kristine's friend Ruth accompanied us to Albuquerque, a drive which took us through grassy plains and mountainous pine forests. The fair was fun and provided a good people-watching opportunity. One of those thunderstorms passed by, but we were in the creative arts pavillion as it dumped some rain and moved north. After leaving the fair, we drove around the city and ended up doing some wine tasting at Corrales Winery and Casa Rondeña Winery, 
both of which were surprisingly very good (who knew good wine could come from New Mexico?). For dinner, we headed to a great little French brasserie, La Provence, where we had very good entrees and excellent crème brûlée for dessert. The drive back to Mountainair took a little over an hour, after which I prepared to leave tomorrow for Tucson, AZ.
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