ABQ to AUS

When you say Albuquerque to most people they think of the Balloon festival or Native American crafts or the cactus. What do you think of? I think of all the fun I have had there and all the awesome people I've met.

See, I just returned from a few days in New Mexico and ended my stay with a couple of days there.  Read about the trip here and here. (And look for another post still to come..)

Driving in.

There was a fire. (Oh no!)

It is Spring and the trees were blooming.

No pictures of the room or town really,  most pictures of roaming around are in the other post.

Have bananas will travel.

ABQ Airport. It's not that big, but is clean and full of natural light.

And a few cool shops.

My main meal of the day (why don't I weight 99 lbs? #WTF?)

This bottle of water and two clif bars cost almost $20USD. #FUCK! But yes, I bought them. I had bananas and nuts with me - so this made a decent snack.

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Waiting for the flight.

Light refraction - me and Mandy headed to Dallas.

Window streaming in that bright light.

Landed in Dallas, changed planes, rode the tram, almost missed my connection. They gave my seat away and reassigned me to the back of the bus.

2nd plane of the day.

Made it to Austin finally!

New art in the airport.

Thanks to the time change it was still day light.

Long term parking lot.

And the sun was blazing as it set. #Awesome

Then that MOON! So I drove around Austin for awhile, not ready to go home just yet.

I say every time I'm going to use this service and never do. Long term lot is $7USD a day and since I'm usually gone a week or more it works for me.