I first visited Albuquerque about 10 years before moving here. It was a family vacation and we were driving through the city on our way to a family gathering further north. Unfortunately, it was such a brief experience that I didn’t get to see much of the city. When I eventually moved here for work years later, I wanted to know about the local attractions and historical landmarks. If you want to spend time outdoors, you can’t go wrong with the popular Petroglyph National Monument on the westside of Albuquerque off Unser Blvd. If you make your way to Atrisco Vista Blvd you can catch sight of the three volcanoes. The eastside of Albuquerque sports the Sandia Mountains which include Cibola National Forest and Sandia Peak. No matter what sort of outdoor excitement you’re looking for, Albuquerque is sure to have it. Indoor shopping is perfect in Old Town, which is the oldest district in downtown Albuquerque. In fact, I found a new air conditioning and furnace store while browsing Old Town, Albuquerque today. It’s on Rio Grande Blvd and has barely been open for more than two months now. Even though Albuquerque isn’t short of heating and cooling contractors, it’s nice to meet a new company face to face instead of trying to trust television commercials and radio ads. The Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce is also extremely helpful in providing business referrals regardless of what you’re looking for while you’re here. I am proud of living in a place like Albuquerque, New Mexico with its rich cultural heritage and mild climate.
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Alisal fire means we are staying in Tarzana instead
I have been checking the wildfires in California religiously. My husband and I have a vacation planned there and don’t want to be caught in a bad area. The alisal fire has really been one I have been watching. In October it was burning along the coastline in Santa Barbara. That is where my husband and I wanted to stay on our trip. Santa Barbara has high end resorts, beaches, spas, restaurants and shopping. However, we are not willing to deal with smoke from a fire. It looks like the high winds have really helped the situation. It seems like the firefighters have nearly beaten it. However, I am not going to take any chances. I have decided that my husband and I will fly into LAX and then stay in Tarzana California. Tarzana has nice resorts, restaurants and shopping. There is Topanga State Park right near the area. I can drive a bit to the Santa Monica Pier or even into the bustling city of LA. San Diego is close by and I have always wanted to see it. My husband and I are a bit bummed but Tarzana could be just as good. They have recreational weed there. That could be a fun evening for us. We could stop at the local cannabis dispensary and get pretty loose before dinner. I told my husband we can play the situation by ear. Tarzana is close enough to Santa Barbara that we can stop in for a day trip without any hassle. We also are going to save money by staying in Tarzana.
There was no way to properly cool the boat without AC
Then the weather won’t matter
All of my friends and I love to go fishing near Tampa Bay when the weather is nice. I’ll even go fishing when the weather is cold, as long as I have plenty of time to prepare. The fish don’t care if the water is warm or cold. They will bite as long as that bait is luring and tasty. One of my friends bought a boat during the fall and we spent all winter trying to fix it up. By Springtime, the boat was ready for the water. It had a small cabin under the main part of the boat, but it wasn’t totally finished yet. We took the boat on the water mostly to make sure that it was seaworthy and all of the holes were fixed. We decided to start fishing while we were out on the water. I was pretty tired and I went under the boat into the cabin so I could take a nap. It would have been very comfortable laying down there on the bed, if I had any type of AC. It was warm, humid, and I didn’t have any air flow at all. There were no holes for fresh air and that didn’t help the smell either. I told my buddy the first thing he needs to do is install a solar HVAC unit inside the boat. Then the weather won’t matter. We can hang out on the boat for days if we want. There are lots of places In the Tampa Bay area where I would love to take a boat. If I had a couple of days, I would drive off the coast of Tampa Bay into the Gulf Waters so I could really do some deep ocean fishing.
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My friends and I got caught fishing without a license
Just a short distance from San Francisco is the San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
There is a lot of great fishing in San Pablo Bay, and my friends and I like to take the boat there on the weekends.
Everyone went fishing last weekend and I put the boat in the water at Mcnears beach. We sailed around the water for a while and then my friends and I put a pole in the water. We didn’t have very many bites in the beginning, so we moved to a couple of different spots around the San Francisco location. After lunch, my friends and I decided to move to the San Francisco Bay part of the water. It was a little bit warmer and the fishing was more active. One of my buddies lit up a recreational marijuana cigarette. He got the recreational marijuana cigarette from a dispensary in town. My friend was halfway through the marijuana cigarette when another boat came out of nowhere and started flashing lights. Although we did not get into any trouble for using marijuana and operating a boat, both my friend and I got a hefty fine for fishing from a boat without a valid license. My friend knew his license was expired, but I didn’t realize that mine was due to be renewed a month ago. I was happy we didn’t get a ticket for the marijuana, but I wish the guy would have given us a warning about the fishing as well. Both of us have to pay $200 fines to the state and our fishing licenses are suspended until we do.
A pop-up drive-in theater in Albuquerque
I know that things will never be like they used to be, but I am glad we are getting back to some kind of normal.
I can handle wearing masks in public, and getting a vaccine, as long as it means I don’t feel like a prisoner in my own home any longer.
Thankfully the COVID pandemic went pretty smoothly here in Albuquerque, and because of a lot of cool people in the community, we even had some fun. I had read in the paper about someone north of Albuquerque setting up a pop-up drive-in theater, and my neighbors and I recreated that. We set up a movie screen at the end of the cul-de-sac, so that people could park their cars in the street and watch a movie. This sort of thing reality caught on in different neighborhoods in Albuquerque, and it was a nice way to get out of the house while still staying safe. I might have gone crazy during the quarantine if there weren’t so many top-end cannabis dispensaries in Albuquerque. I have to say, if you are a big fan of smoking the world’s best cannabis, you should really come to visit ABQ. Our homegrown is the finest. When the dispensaries had to close down like everything else, they started using delivery drivers to keep the people of Albuquerque well and truly stoned. They still offer delivery, so no matter where you live in Albuquerque you can get your cannabis sent to your doorstep, but I prefer to go into the dispensary whenever I can.