Onward through New Mexico...Dad's turn to blog

After a couple of updates from the kids, I'm gonna take a stab at this blog writing thing...I don't promise the spelling or grammar will be any better. 😉

Once Mandy saw that tarantula, she had us packed and ready to leave in five minutes flat. We left the campground spinning tires and throwing gravel...drove about an hour and half until we arrived in Roswell on Friday early in the afternoon. Our spaceship (aka the Adventurevan) first landed at the International UFO Museum and Research Center. We learned all about the "Roswell Incident" in 1947 and while we didn't leave with any answers, it gave us a lot to think about. The truth is still out there. 👽👽👽

After a quick stroll through downtown, we went to our friend's Burton and Nancy's house for the evening. We had a great time catching up with them and the Colyer family. It was so good to see old friends again.

A huge thank you to Burton and Nancy for opening their home and sharing their washer/dryer and air conditioning with us.

We took Krista and Nancy's suggestion and drove the more scenic route to Albuquerque today. Along the way we saw the Smokey the Bear Historical Marker (who knew Smokey the Bear was an actual real bear?) and the Valley of Fires.

Once we arrived in Albuquerque, we went straight to the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History; a stop Mandy had put on the itinerary just for me...she's a keeper!

Replicas of "Fat Man" and "Little Boy" the bombs dropped on Japan during WWII

As Mandy would say, "1.21 gigawatts"...a bolt of lightning!

A very early version of a PET scanner

We ended our evening with a delicious and super filling dinner at Sadie's - after 60 years of serving spicy New Mexican food, they know what they are doing!

The kids will post another update soon...we hit the road in the morning and will have stops at the Aztec Ruins and Four Corners over the next couple of days so be on the lookout for an update from them!