Tuesday, July 04, 2006
Canon NP Contest Reminder
Hi all Happy 4th! Alie and I will be posting a full update later tonight. But right now I am just taking a quick moment to remind everyone to let me know which pictures in this photo set you like so I can then submit the best one to the Canon National Parks Photo Contest. You can post a comment here or in any post at all or even email me with the name(s) of the photo(s) you like. Rock on and have fun!
Day 14: The good the Bad and the Car Troubles
We are new in Santa Fe, New Mexico! This place has been pretty neat, but its been a little odd too. Its largely a tourist town but Alie and I have found that a few restaurants are closed for the holiday. This doesn't seem right especially since a lot of people will be coming into town to celebrate the 4th. We figured they just did not need the extra money.
We've also heard that Santa Fe is expensive; we did not find this to be necessarily true. Our dinner and our lunch were very reasonable for a city. Though compared to places like Carlsbad or Rosewell, Santa Fe is expensive but its nothing like the major cities we've been to in the past. In the end its right up there with any other tourist destination. A little expensive but nothing unexpected.
The road to Santa Fe from Carlsbad was rather boring except for the last 40 minuets where it was hilly mesas. Once we got through Roswell, which was 2 hours from Carlsbad, there was nothing. Just small brush and desert for miles and miles and miles. Alie and I were supposed to eat and switch 3 hours into our drive, but after we got 3 hours out there was no place to eat, just small picnic areas or unpaved shoulders. So we did not end up eating or switching until we got to Santa Fe.
This leads me to the third part of the title. Once we ate we decided to go back to the car and book a hotel. When we turned on the car we got a MAJOR Engine Error! We called a Toyota Dealer and made arrangements for the car. On the phone the service department said we could drive it as long as it was driving okay. Well it was before we turned it off to eat, and the dealership was 2mi away so we figured why not? The car barely made it there. It would only average 20mph and right when we were turning into the dealership it wouldn't go at all. We turned the car off in the turn lane turned it back on and that was just enough to get us there.
Tomorrow the Toyota dealer is closed so we are required to spend the 4th in Santa Fe, not bad, but it puts the rest of the trip in peril. Hopefully they can fix it on the 5th and we can still see the Petrified Forrest. Canyon DeChelly is too far out of our way to hit on this leg but its not far from Zion National Park, so we might pick it up after the wedding. time will tell. In the worst case scenario, we will fly the rest of the distance to San Diego and fly back to pick up our car later. Time will tell and right now we think about how lucky we've been and the memories we have created thus far. Alas what doesn't kill us makes us stronger. ;) But enough crappy things.
Tomorrow will be better and we'll be able to give a more rounded view of the city. For now the stats...
Still 33% of the USA!
Distance Traveled Today: 281.1mi
Moving Avg: 55.5mph
Overall Avg: 36.0mph
Moving Time: 5h 4m
Stopped: 2h 44m
Total Time: 7h 49m
Gas Used: 44mpg! Yay Hybrid! when it works
Wrong Turns: 0 Straight lines all the way!
Distance to go: 600+ miles: Will we make it?
We've also heard that Santa Fe is expensive; we did not find this to be necessarily true. Our dinner and our lunch were very reasonable for a city. Though compared to places like Carlsbad or Rosewell, Santa Fe is expensive but its nothing like the major cities we've been to in the past. In the end its right up there with any other tourist destination. A little expensive but nothing unexpected.
The road to Santa Fe from Carlsbad was rather boring except for the last 40 minuets where it was hilly mesas. Once we got through Roswell, which was 2 hours from Carlsbad, there was nothing. Just small brush and desert for miles and miles and miles. Alie and I were supposed to eat and switch 3 hours into our drive, but after we got 3 hours out there was no place to eat, just small picnic areas or unpaved shoulders. So we did not end up eating or switching until we got to Santa Fe.
This leads me to the third part of the title. Once we ate we decided to go back to the car and book a hotel. When we turned on the car we got a MAJOR Engine Error! We called a Toyota Dealer and made arrangements for the car. On the phone the service department said we could drive it as long as it was driving okay. Well it was before we turned it off to eat, and the dealership was 2mi away so we figured why not? The car barely made it there. It would only average 20mph and right when we were turning into the dealership it wouldn't go at all. We turned the car off in the turn lane turned it back on and that was just enough to get us there.
Tomorrow the Toyota dealer is closed so we are required to spend the 4th in Santa Fe, not bad, but it puts the rest of the trip in peril. Hopefully they can fix it on the 5th and we can still see the Petrified Forrest. Canyon DeChelly is too far out of our way to hit on this leg but its not far from Zion National Park, so we might pick it up after the wedding. time will tell. In the worst case scenario, we will fly the rest of the distance to San Diego and fly back to pick up our car later. Time will tell and right now we think about how lucky we've been and the memories we have created thus far. Alas what doesn't kill us makes us stronger. ;) But enough crappy things.
Tomorrow will be better and we'll be able to give a more rounded view of the city. For now the stats...
Still 33% of the USA!
Distance Traveled Today: 281.1mi
Moving Avg: 55.5mph
Overall Avg: 36.0mph
Moving Time: 5h 4m
Stopped: 2h 44m
Total Time: 7h 49m
Gas Used: 44mpg! Yay Hybrid! when it works
Wrong Turns: 0 Straight lines all the way!
Distance to go: 600+ miles: Will we make it?
On the Road Again Texas Pictures
These are a few pictures I've snapped while Alie and I are on the road.
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