Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay is the the east coast home to the US Navy’s Ohio-class nuclear submarines. Nearby St. Marys has a museum packed with submarine memorabilia and even a working periscope. The attractive town also is the gateway to the popular Cumberland Island National Seashore. Following a half-day run from Brunswick, Georgia we…
When Turning Left is Right
You may remember last spring when Tourist pulled out of Fort Myers and headed north. Our intention was to work our way back over familiar waters to the Tennessee River and make a right turn with a final destination of Tellico Lake in mind for the summe…
When Turning Left is Right
You may remember last spring when Tourist pulled out of Fort Myers and headed north. Our intention was to work our way back over familiar waters to the Tennessee River and make a right turn with a final destination of Tellico Lake in mind for the summe…
The Ranch
“The days that make us happy make us wise.” —John Masefield
We spent Monday and Tuesday with good friends from our past…work, children and life put our friendship on the back burner for the past 25 years. It’s been fun this year reconnecting.
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Messing About In Boats
We’ve been doing a local mini-cruise, occasioned by Spring break for our Granddaughter Emma and her friend from college Julia …Read More
14 March 2017 Williams – Gallup – Albuquerque – Tucumcari, NM – Amarillo, TX
We had quite a picturesque drive as we drove from Williams to Gallup.
It is a little complex to attempt to paint a picture of Albuquerque because it’s both time-worn and also cutting-edge with equal parts quaint and cool. We enjoyed strolling Old Town then went ‘downtown’ and were somewhat underwhelmed. Quite a few homeless and too many empty store fronts. Very limited pedestrian activity—other than the homeless who were in the sleeping mode as opposed to looking like pedestrians. We were about the only two out roaming around. We had to step over several sidewalk slumberers which was pretty unsettling. The university campus is quite attractive with adobe pueblos surrounded by the desert landscape. Of the two, Old Town was our fave and we found it quite charming.
We took the Nine Mile Hill drive along Route 66 as it developed from the 1920’s through the 1960’s. The architecture and signs of several decades showcase the change and innovation that took place during that evolution. Historic buildings of particular interest were indicated on the Nine Mill Hill map by a designation telling the date and purpose of each building’s construction.
The architectural styles were interesting. Buildings from the heyday of Route 66 reveal some popular styles of the period in the Southwest. The style and their time spans help identify the building’s approximate age.
The Pueblo Revival began in 1905 and is still a popular design. They are finished with stucco walls, a flat roof and rounded parapets, wood beams that project around the top of the house and porches with rounded posts.
Another style dates from 1920 to 1950 and is known as the Southwest Vernacular. They’re very similar in that the walls are also stuccoed, flat roofs and often with an irregular parapet. Some own a slight Spanish or California Mission element such as a tiled porch, grouped windows, rounded doors, and iron railings
The Moderne style dates from 1930 to 1950, featuring rounded corners and windows, flow lines and zigzags, glass block, cantilevered awnings and pylons, and decorative towers rising from flat roofs. As we drove past these we could almost envision the time capsule that these buildings demonstrated.
Our first night in Albuquerque
ABQ’s Kimo Theatre
A pretty little church adjacent to the town square in Old Town
From days of yore!
And again!
Today we arrived in Amarillo just for the evening. Bill’s out on an old car museum excursion leaving me behind to relax and paint. Oh, happy day.
From here we’ll cross OK, AR, TN as we point our noses to GA to pick up the boat. Sight seeing is just about over but if something earth-shattering occurs, I’ll be sure and let you know but for now, enjoy a well-deserved break for our blog.
Bill and Laura Bender
Amarillo, TX
On The Road Again
Dylan and Dee Dee are happy to have finally thrown off the lines and headed back out on the water. Destination, Lake Worth.This seasoned crew fell right into the routine. They even heard from their very best Bahamas buddy, Gracie, on the radio who is a…
Interior Design and FPB: Thoughts From Designer Denise LaVey
We’ve worked with many interior designers over the years, but Denise is the first who truly understands what the FPB …Read More
FPB Video: Deerfoot 62 Owners Share Ride Aboard Cochise
John and Deb Rogers, who own Deerfoot 2-62 Moonshadow, recently published a video of their day aboard FPB 78-1 Cochise when they were …Read More
Moment of pride…
Do you mind if I talk about a moment of pride that I had recently? I have been meaning to write this post since shortly after Presidents Day. We were camping when the article came out. I got the printed copy on the weekend after Presidents day and figured that I would write a post […]
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