8 lbs 11 oz........

6:57 am - Friday - January 25th - Albuquerque, NM - 20º F ('feels like' 13º F), 79% humidity, wind 4 mph out of the northwest.......clear blue skies today with a forecast high of 46º F.  We roll our wheels in 3 hours!

Our Jello plan was to be on the road between 10 and 11 am Thursday headed further west, but by 9 am, after very little discussion, we opted to stay put for another day at the lovely Route 66 Casino RV Park.  I needed to dump our black tank, clean a month of road grime off the outside of our many windows,  lube the cruise control cable, and frankly, just enjoy being outside in the sun with no wind.  Additionally, we had noted in the RV park brochure that we were 1.2 miles away from the "World Famous" Laguna Burger in Rio Puerco, NM at the 66 Pit Stop fuel station (exit 140 off I-40 westbound) just across I-40......

......Yelp gives them 4.5 stars on 131 reviews....there are currently 3 locations (Laguna, NM; Albuquerque, NM; Rio Puerco, NM).....there is no way we can be this close to a world famous burger and not check it out........

 The famous Laguna Burger......1/2 lb certified Angus Beef, cheese, jalapenos, lettuce, tomato, salsa....one of the 5 best I have ever had!

Love their simple menu....

.....about 1 pm (after completing the tasks I listed above) we walked the 1.2 miles over to Laguna Burger.  By this time the wind had risen to 15-17 mph (not in the forecast), but the sun was out to somewhat mitigate the chilly wind.  Laguna Burger has a very simple menu which revolves around their famous burger.

We ended up covering 2.5 miles on our round trip walk to Laguna Burger

On our way home we stopped off to view the 'Historic Route 66 Rio Puerco Bridge', a 'Parker Through Truss' bridge which is among the longest truss bridges in New Mexico at 250' long....

.....good on the state of New Mexico for preserving this bridge....it is no longer in use, but still there for us to view a great example of truss bridges in general.

We were home just before 3 pm.....it's a good thing we had the 1.2 mile walk home....it helped burn off a few of those Laguna Burger calories.  Being that the sun sets around 5:30 pm it had already begun to cool off significantly, so we found ourselves staying inside the balance of the afternoon and evening.

Since Tuesday afternoon our daughter-in-law, Laila, had been at the hospital waiting to deliver our 7th grandchild, Crosby Mark, and finally, on January 24, 2019 around 8:22 pm (Pacific Time) after 2.5 days he was delivered into the world by Laila weighing in at 8 lbs, 11 oz.....he is 20" long and looks like he is a month old already.......

.......our son Tim, and Laila are doing great, and totally in love with their son, as are we.  We are looking forward to being formally introduced to this young man!  Congratulations to Tim and Laila!

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