Friday – April 21 – Today was another gorgeous day, sunny and warm. We have certainly been lucky with the weather this winter, there have been very few bad days and most of the time it has been really nice. We went to Santa Fe today and what a lovely city it is. We went to the Visitor’s Centre and were able to park there, for free, and tour the historical district by shanks mare.

We saw the oldest house in the U.S. and also the oldest church but my picture of the church didn’t turn out. The chapel of the Sisters of Loretto was absolutely gorgeous and the spiral staircase is fascinating. The Miraculous Staircase, which legend says was constructed or inspired by St. Joseph the Carpenter, was built sometime between 1877 and 1881. It took at least six months to build, and has two 360 degree turns with no visible means of support. (See www.lorettochapel.com). The railing on the staircase was added in later years.

There were lots of stores and we toured most of them and John didn’t complain today, thank goodness. We were looking for a wedding present for John and Wendy and finally found what we wanted at an affordable price so I am happy. We took the Turquoise Trail, which is a scenic route back