Sat. Aug. 13 – Day 4 – Winslow AZ to Santa Fe NM

The travel gods were hard at work today balancing the needs of the travelers with the needs of RUS-T.  As is usually the case, it all worked out to perfection.  RUS-T blew another AC fitting on the way into Winslow so first thing Saturday morning, Bob contracted with the local Ford dealer (the only AC repair show in town) to re-swage the fitting while the Anne and Jerilyn explored the La Posada hotel and Winslow.  It took the guys at Ford till 2:30 in the afternoon to fix the fitting, about the same time the girls finished their explorations and off we went toward Santa Fe.

La Posada Hotel in Winslow AZ

Jerilyn by the entrance to the Secret Garden at La Posada

The hallway leading to our room at La Posada

This stretch offered up the most interesting weather so far.  Western New Mexico was awash in thunder storms with brilliant lightening and heavy downpours.  Of course the Buick’s vacuum operated wipers had gone from sort of working when we left home to not working when it started raining and the Rainex that I applied at home was long gone so visibility was sketchy in the heaviest downpours.

An isolated rain cell as we approached the Continental Divide. A short time later we were in a downpour that lasted 30 minutes.

Passing a load of onions that Anne thought was cool and since I'm using her computer I feel compelled to include it.

Some of the beautiful rock formations in western New Mexico.

We arrive in Santa Fe and head directly for the the Pink Adobe Restaurant per Sandy and Dave's recommendation. Awesome!