Saturday, March 26, 2005
Coronado Campground, Bernalillo, NM - Mar 25-26
This attractive park, located on the Rio Grande and right by Coronado State Monument, is, at $18/night, a little pricey for us, but it was a convenient stop. We originally had planned to drive all the way to Chaco from Bosque, about 220 miles, which is an unusually long day for us. We called Chaco from Bernalillo, about 20 miles north of Albuquerque, and learned they were getting rain & snow, so we decided to stop here and wait for the weather to improve, and to visit Doug's brother Bob and his friend Paula, who live in Albuquerque. Bob cooked us a delicious dinner and we had an enjoyable visit (even though the Arizona men's team tanked -- yet again -- in the last two minutes). We also had time to visit a nearby casino (which had mostly penny and nickel slots!) and watch one of the Women's NCAA games at their sports bar.