Tiki's Travels

 The first time we planned on staying a few days in St. Augustine, I fell down the stairs at our rental and broke my arm. I was quite fortunate that a broken arm is all I suffered, in the middle of the night, I literally went head over heels all the way down. We decided it was time for a do-over. Nov. 17, 2025, we headed out for the week. Since we couldn't check into our rental until 4 p.m. we were able to take our time leaving the house -- I even got some work in before we hit the road. The first evening was pretty basic, hit up a grocery store stock up on what we'll need for the week, fix dinner and chill. It was a pretty nice house, but it had weird floors; no curtains or blinds over the all-glass front door; and strange furniture in the living room, a couch that was only a few inches off the floor, a swinging chair that sunk way down low and couldn't swing without hitting the wall or the couch and an odd woven -- something! It had a nice backyard but the lawn furniture ...

Planning for this trip started with the idea of going to Santa Fe, NM. I have wanted to go there for a long time, but it never worked out. When we lived in Southern New Mexico, had I known what Santa Fe held, we probably would have gone, but I was young and had no idea that it was a place I would like to visit. For my 60th birthday, Rick decided to take me there! The trip started on Aug. 25. We headed out to the Savannah Airport bright and early, and traffic wasn't nearly as bad as we had feared, but I would surely rather hang out at the airport than stress over getting there on time. It was a quick flight to Atlanta, GA, a bit of a layover, then a 2 1/2 hour flight to Albuquerque, NM. We rented a car, made a quick stop at Target for water, soda, and a few other things, and a stop at a liquor store because once we left, we wouldn't find one for hundreds of miles. We drove over to Chinle, Arizona. The Thunderbird Hotel was -- OK, it was a room for the night. Nothing special. One...