Day 11 - Visit Santa Fe

 This day started with a very early rise for a balloon ride but no sooner had we gotten up at 5 am when we got a message that the balloon ride was canceled due to high winds. Back to bed for a few hours....at least we tried, most of us not so successfully.

After everyone showered and the cooler was loaded with water and a few other drinks we headed north to Santa Fe for the day. Once there we looked for a place to have breakfast/brunch since it was almost 10 am. We walked to the Plaza Cafe on the square which was very busy but had 4 seats at the counter for us. It was a great spot to watch the staff in action, especially making Bloody Marys. We didn't order any ourselves, sticking to coffee and tea. Breakfast was plentiful...couldn't eat it all myself but Jim helped eat some of mine as he often does. 

With full tummies we wandered the streets in the area going into some shops and just window shopping others. The guys hung out in the square for a short time while Joanne and I went into some shops. They made friends with folks including a guy who sounded just like Larry the Cable Guy. 

We even had fun trying on cowboy hats.

We made sure to see the Loretto Chapel with a beautiful spiral staircase.

By 2 pm we were ready to sit down and relax a few minutes so we went to the Thunderbird Bar and Grill for drinks before doing a little more exploring.

By 3:00 we were ready to find the car and head "home".  With high winds, we encountered a dust cloud cross the highway ahead of us, lose a little dust but collecting more once it crossed the highway.