Albuquerque, New Mexico

Here is Tamara and Lisa in their garden plucking the flowers off the basil. Gardens are so great! Tamara and Lisa were wonderful US Servas Hosts. It was there first time actually hosting a traveler, and it was my first time meeting folks more my age. After a fish taco dinner we went on a long 5-mile walk to the Rio Grande. It was Summer solstice and the moon was magically full, hovering over the city like a cut out. We meandered through all the city streets of Albuquerque, lots of dogs in people’s yards barking at Lucha as we walked by. The Rio Grande was huge and rushing by very fast. It was dark when we finally arrived to its swift edge.