Monday, 29th April - Albuquerque

We started the day with coffee and bagels just around the corner from our motel, Kaufman's Coffee and Bagel store:
https://addmi.com/b/kaufmans-coffee-bagels.-NEvTXgDIanbBW9PDnG4/store

We then went our separate ways as Suse spent the day with her aunt Barbara and cousin Glyn whilst I headed to the Sandia Peak tramway with Steve and Barbara.

Fortunately the weather was completely in our favour and we could see literally 100 miles to the west and 80 miles, to Santa Fe, to the east from the Peak at over 12,000ft elevation.

To the west:
To the east:
It was glorious up there but still chilly in parts.

We were sustained by a delicious sharing plate of charcuterie.

In the late afternoon we reconvened with Suse and aunt Barbara at Barbara's home before driving to North West Albuquerque for dinner with cousin Glyn and his wife Jeanne.

Perfect end to a perfect day.


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  1. Miss GillianApril 30, 2024 at 1:50 AM

    Fantastic views from Scandia Peak - but I don't envy you the cable car journey! The charcuterie looked delicious, and lovely to see the photo of Auntie Barbara, Glyn and his wife with you all. It is all bringing back happy memories for me too!

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