Woke up this morning in Las Vegas, New Mexico. I took advantage of the free breakfast of biscuits and gravy, muffins, an orange, and COFFEE! I found a Methodist church that was easy for Jill (my Garmin) to find without recalculating. The parishioners were excited to see me and even invited me to come to lunch with them.
Albuquerque was waiting, though, so I headed off to have lunch there at one of the restaurants that was featured on Diners, Drive Ins and Dives (Dishes marked with * below). I found Cecelia's Cafe and was excited to find that parking is free on Sundays...and walked down the corn
er to Cecelia's to find that they are closed on weekends.
er to Cecelia's to find that they are closed on weekends. A short drive away was the Standard Diner, where I had started with Brie and then had the *"Finer Loaf" - a gigantic piece of meatloaf wrapped in bacon on smashed potatoes with asparagus abd red wine gravy. Speaking of wine...yes, please. I tried the Milagro Chardonnay, from Corrales, New Mexico; and water with a cucumber slice.
Some of their other specialties:
Chicken Drummies
*Country Fried Tuna
*Bourbon Butter Burger
Gourmet Shakes (Espresso Guinness, Apricot Creme Brulee, and many more)
There was a wind warning all day long and winds were expected to be high until sundown. Between Las Vegas and Albuquerque wasn't bad, but south to Las Cruces there were times when the visibility was about a half mile or less. It was like being in a blizzard, but with tan-colored sand and tumbleweeds blowing across the road. I was happy to get settled into my hotel room for the night.
See you tomorrow!
Janeen
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