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Wednesday May 3, 2017

Had a bit of a fright as I was not able to find my blog to add to it.  However, now back in business.  This is our third day in Santa Fe and tomorrow we head out to Taos, NM.  A lot of history here but I am getting somewhat jaded and bored.   Went back to The Shed in the plaza and had another amazing meal.  Walked around the plaza and bought some tourist priced stuff.  Sue had found an amazing living history location that was only 5 miles from our campground.  We headed over there and lo and behold, they don't open for another month.  But I digress.  First thing in the morning we headed over to the T-mobile store and and hour and a half later, we had replaced our ancient "dumb" phones with new smart ones.  Also replaced my old tablet with a new one.  A rather costly visit but these phones should stand us in good stead for awhile.  We were supposed to have the trailer washed and waxed this afternoon, but the guy never showed.  Oh well.  On the way back to the camper, we stopped off at Albertson's and stocked up.  Grilled some pork chops and corn on the cob for dinner.  Going to help with the dishes and then start to get ready for travel tomorrow.

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  1. Carol JoMay 3, 2017 at 9:12 PM

    So glad you found it!! Can we text you now that you have new phones?

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