Nine hours to Santa Fe. Only the last 1 and 1/2 were unbearable.
The next morning, an adventure at the Santa Fe Children's Museum. One of the best children's museums we've ever been to. Wished we could have stayed there all day. Instead, we drove an hour to see the Bandalier National Monument cliff dwellings, only to find out upon arrival that they were closed. This despite calling twice and checking their website to make sure they were open due to the fire in the surrounding area.
My conversation with the poor park ranger at the entrance:
Me: I am so mad! We have called all morning and the message said you were open.
Him: Sorry about that. Yeah, there is (blah, blah, blah...something about the largest land fire...)
Me: I'm not mad about the fire. I get the fire. I'm mad that your outgoing message and your website says you're open and we drove 2 hours out of our way!
Him: Yeah. Sorry about that.
Me: Someone really needs to change that message.
Him: Well, due to the fire we haven't been able to reach all of our phones.
Me: (dumbfounded silence. ALL the phones? It's the main line! And does a fire inhibit the internet as well? What is he talking about?!)
Him: Did you see any signs in town?
Me: No...we did not. (As in, "If we had do you think we would be all the way up here talking to you right now?!)
Him: Hmm...yeah...we are going to get some flashing signs to put in Santa Fe, but...
Me: (Blank stare.)
Him: Are you going on to Los Alamos?
Me: How much farther is it?
Him: 20 minutes.
Me: Do they have cliff dwellings there?
Him: No, but they have--
Me: Then no.
Good times. Me just making memories for my kids. Memories that include two additional hours to the 6 we already had before us. Boo...
But the last 4 days have been spent with my wonderful sister and her family. Their home is so gorgeous that my children think they are at a resort. A resort filled with cousins and an aunt that spoils them rotten. They never want to leave. But leave we must. Tomorrow.
Time to get packing.
Monday, July 11, 2011
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2 comments:
Love your writing. I can really feel your frustration! At least you had the museum?!?! :(
Oh man! That makes me a little mad just reading it. I HATE it when that stuff happens and the people that are supposed to deal with the public, like your park ranger, are complete idiots who could really care less. UGH!
I hope the rest of your trip is going smoothly. XOXO
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