The Owl Cafe

Owl Cafe, San Antonio, NM

Our odyssey is close to the finish now.  We left Kirtland AFB, NM last night, and approached the city of San Antonio, NM (Not the Alamo city!).  It was lunch time, so we were happy to stop at the world famous Owl Bar and Cafe.  We've been here several times before and we know how terrific their burgers are!  Their most popular one is made with mild green chiles, 'crusty' patty of beef, onions, lettuce, tomato and pickle chips covered with bright orange cheese that melts down to blanket everything.  $5.95.

The walls of the cafe are plastered with dollar bills, a section has foreign bills, and another section has military and other patches.  They were interesting to peruse.  

The cafe started out as a bar.  The bar was originally from  the Conrad Hilton's first rooming house that operated right there in town! 

It became the hangout for scientists who would later activate the famous Trinity Site explosion, the first test of the atom bomb said to end the war with its devastation of two Japanese cities.  If you're ever within range of this place, make a point to stop.  Closed Sundays.

Across the street is a place that roasts green peppers and has raw peppers and vegetables for sale.  Eloise found some green chilies and a bag of pinto beans to her liking.

 

      






We are staying tonight at Deming, NM.,  at an Escapees park that we have stayed at many times.  It is the last leg before arriving back at Benson, AZ.  Eloise spent the evening playing "hand & foot", a card game similar to canasta.  There were a total of 10 players in the hall tonight.  I had a quiet evening at home.  We have had 4 consecutive travel days.  Tomorrow will be our shortest day but I'm looking forward to a few days in one spot, even though they will be work days at the rental house.  It won't be long until we will be taking off again, heading further west to the Palm Springs area.  We will have 2 weeks there before we move from the Thousand Trails park to the fairgrounds for the annual Square Dance Festival in Indio, CA.