Day 34: Albuquerque, NM: Cat antics, Pickleball, and baseball.

On Friday morning, we headed for Albuquerque New Mexico. Comet was very much involved in our travels and stays close to keep an eye on Kasey's driving.

We headed for the pickleball courts there. Ken's pickleball courts were very nice. 6 courts separated by their own fences which made chasing balls easier and kept from interrupting the other games going on. 2 other courts were in use by singles. We played a few games and soon each of the other courts were replaced with others. A couple of 11 or 12 year olds were playing. Felix and Ernie. I told Kasey later, it made me think of the muppets, Felix had a good grasp of the game and his serve was very good. 

After a while we asked if they wanted to play doubles and they did so they came to our middle court. They wanted to play together so it was the 60 plus year olds against the pre-teens. Ernie was still learning the rules and had a few short serves and other violations. Felix was really good at the net successfully directing Ernie to switch when he was pulled to Ernie's side of the court. At one point, Felix and I engaged in some close net play. Felix got the point when he slammed it into my upper right lip. It startled me. I had never been hit so hard before or it was a very sensitive spot. (I felt it for several more days). We won the game and played another which we also won but it is clear that it won't be long and they would be good players. 

We headed to our Harvest Host site, Starr Brothers Brewery. This must be a popular Harvest Host site. There were at least 10 other RV's in the parking lot, the most we have every seen at a Harvest Host site. 

Dogs are allowed on the patio but when we walked over, it was clear that it would soon be too cold to stay outside. I walked Tad back to the motorhome, turned the headlights off, grabbed the cribbage board and headed back to the brewery where Kasey had a tasty beverage waiting for me. The first game of the world series was about ready to start and the pregame show was amazing. Toronto and LA were squaring off.  

The menu at this brewery was extensive and we decided to try the hush puppies. 

GREEN CHILE CHICKEN HUSH PUPPIES

Chicken, green chile, cheddar/jack cheese, panko breadcrumbs deep fried. Very filling. 

Then we played a few games of cribbage before ordering dinner. The hush puppies were enough and I could only manage to eat the salad. The burrito, cut in half using a diagonal cut would become our breakfast in the morning.