Fort Amarillo RV Park, Amarillo, TX
After an early morning run and soak we headed for downtown Santa Fe. Love, love, love this city. The colors, culture, architecture and food all speak to me.
We did a quick bike ride around the square and then noticed that there was some kind of parade that was just beginning.
Turns out it was a Low Rider Parade! How fortuitous.
What a scene! There was everything from motorcycles...
To cars doing crazy tricks with their hydraulics.
Check out the driver peaking over the window, barely.
There were also some older cars that were very cool. The parade lasted for well over an hour, but we decided to go check out the local chocolate business cuz the fumes were killing us.
First chocolate shop was "Chocolate & Cashmere" which LInda and Gary told us about. They carry handcrafted chocolate.
Which one to choose...
We also went to "Chocolate de Plaza", a chocolatier that uses Valrhona and Del Rey chocolate to make a variety of chocolate speciality items. Typical for Santa Fe many of them featured hot chilis.
We had a great time walking and biking thru the quaint downtown area. Did I mention how vibrant the colors are here?
We walked thru some little alleyways that opened up into courtyards. Each one was so unique. You never knew what you'd stumble across - tile, pottery, textiles, dried chilis or flowers.
Our final destination was Amarillo, Texas. We were initially planning on staying at Palo Duro State Park, one of our favorites. However, we have an early morning appt. with a Volkswagen Dealer in Amarillo. We had ordered a part (from an Oregon VW dealer) last week and had it shipped here. Tomorrow is our date with destiny to finally fix the left CV joint. Fingers crossed no more knocking and noise. To make it easy, we are "camped" at a nearby RV park. Ah, the finest Amarillo has to offer. It is CRAZY windy here tonight with winds 50 mph. It's hot, but windy. Here's poor Winnie trying to hold her own among the big boys.
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