We got up fairly early and were on the road before 7:30 am. We drove to Santo Rosa, New Mexico and stopped at Joseph's for breakfast. Rainy ordered the Huevos Rancheros and Julie had Biscuits and Gravy. The breakfast was good, but not as spectacular as some of the meals we have had on this roadtrip.
After breakfast we drove to The Blue Hole, a bell-shaped artesan well that is 80' deep, 60' across and maintains a telperature of 64 degrees year round. The water flows into and out of the well at the rate of 3,000 gallons per minute. Due to its amazing clarity, the Blue Hole has become a favorite location for scuba divers, sightseers, and photographers. We had stopped at the Blue Hole for a swim when traveling East and couldn't resist stopping again. We jumped from the rocks into the Blue Hole a couple of times and hung out for about an hour. After a quick change into dry clothes, we were back on the road.
We drove into Albuquerque, New Mexico and got off the interstate and onto Route 66 to drive through town. We stopped for a gelato in the historic downtown area then got back on I-40. We got into a heavy shower of rain just outside of Gallup that only lasted for a short time. It was mid-afternoon and we stopped at Don Diego's Restaurant for lunch. Rainy and I shared a chicken chimichanga and then had sopapillas for dessert. The drive into Flagstaff went by rather quickly, there were storm clouds all around us, but we got into very little rain. We pulled into Phoenix around 7:00 pm. It was nice to be home, yet in many ways, I wish the roadtrip was just beginning.
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