Remember, concentrate on the moment.

“Remember, concentrate on the moment. Feel, don’t think. Trust your instincts.” – Qui-Gon Jinn, Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace

How the days get away from me, and how tired I am at the end of them!  It’s a good tired though. We’re seeing so many interesting things and going to such remarkable places. It’s been a full week now, as I sit here in the laundry mat, since we’ve been on vacation. It’s going faster than I thought it would. Normally we’d be heading back home after a week; I’m so thankful to be here with Dad Windu and Padawan Learner.

One change coming up on Monday, is the fact that PL and I are going to attempt to do some lessons over the next two weeks while we’re in the car. As it’s not uncommon for us to drive a couple of hours each day, we should be able to do that without too much problem. But if it becomes a burden or makes either of us miserable, we’ll probably chuck it until we get back. Time will tell.

We had quite a full day yesterday. We continue to run on, off and across Route 66, without even trying. At first we would call it out each time we say a sign for it – “Look, Route 66!” – but we’ve gotten used to it now. I still think it’s cool, but I’m not surprised by it any more.

We stopped at the Pecos National Historic Park, since one of Padawan Learner’s requests from the trip was a chance to see some pueblos. He was hoping for intact pueblos, but he enjoyed going down into a reconstructed Kiva and seeing the layout of the old Mission church (especially the small doors) nonetheless. Dad Windu had been looking forward to seeing some rattlesnakes, as there were signs warning visitors to watch out for them, but we didn’t see any. I was OK with that.

On our way into Santa Fe, we stopped at the Santa Fe Camera Shop and bought a new camera for DW to use on the trip. It’s just a little Canon Elph, not quite the mega camera that DW is used to, but it’s better than nothing and it’ll be mine after we get back home. To make sure of that, I picked out a pink one.  J PL is going to get my current camera, so he’s pretty happy about that. Our only concern is that the new camera started making some pretty strange noises today when DW was trying to take a picture – almost like it’s constantly trying to focus and re-focus. It’s taking decent pictures though, so we’re choosing not to fret.

Bandelier National Monument was an event to get to, miles of mountainous switch back roads that always make me get a nose bleed, but it was worth it for sure. The cliff dwellings were another request by PL and I’m glad he asked to see them. It’s amazing to think that the former residents of these cave homes were so resourseful in such an often inhospitable place. We were able to climb up into them to see the scorch marks from generations of fires, which has got to be one of the highlights of our trip to date. I was intrigued by petroglyphs adorning the walls. Decoration? Storytelling? Good luck omens? Sometimes I really, really want a time-machine so that I could go back in time and ask these types of questions as they roll around in my brain.

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