The Long Road to New Mexico...

Since we haven't been able to find WiFi in a while we've got a ton to share so I'm going to try to sum up our time in each city...

Memphis:
The boys got to see their girlfriend, Cassie and we got to see Lindsay...she took us to 2 of her new fav spots...the 1st is a Deli that is way more a live music bar than just a deli but they do offer the #10 best fries in the Nation (according to USA today). After we had drinks/apps there she took us to Local for a late-night dinner outdoors...VERY delicious burger!!

Oh..also Hamp finally changed out of his slippers and into actual shoes for the 1st time since we left Columbia :)

Amarillo, Texas: We left Lindsay's at about 10:45 and drove through the night to get to Palo Duro Canyon...which is just southeast of Amarillo...the canyon was absolutely gorgeous...our campsite was even perfect but it was so hot we tried to walk the dogs to the horse troughs to get them some water and they started crying they were so hot.  A park ranger came by and told us they were in the middle of the worst drought in the histroy of the canyon.  We then sat at the campsite for about an hour trying to see if they'd cool down but it just wasn't happening so...

Santa Rosa, New Mexico: We left Palo Duro Canyon and drove about 3 more hours west to Santa Rosa Lake State Park...this campsite was more than perfect...we were atop a rocky ledge that you could easily walk down to the beach and the lake was crystal clear...even though we really wanted to camp in Texas it was so much nicer to have a breeze and cool water.  We dined on smoked oysters and wine mini bottles (no fire b/c of all the wildfires) and watched Captain Ron on the laptop once the sun went down...

The next morning we went to a diner on Route 66 to get breakfast...huevos rancheros and a sausage smothered burrito...perfection on a plate :)  Mary suggested we go to a place called Blue Hole and jump off the rock...best suggestion ever!!  Its an 80 foot deep natural well  that is so clear people come from all over to scuba dive in it: http://www.dtmag.com/dive-usa/locations/BlueHoleStRosaNM.html

Albuquerque:  We finally made it to Albequerque around noon today! Mary is letting us stay with her so we have a shower!!!  Tonight we're going to a film festival/competition that her boyfriend is in and then tomorrow she's taking us to some wineries and then camping with us that night.