pagosa springs - fish tacos, shopping - thursday, 6/22/06

after our hiking adventure, we went into pagosa springs and used the ecologically friendly public bathrooms that pagosa springs had erected in the center! we went looking for a place to eat, and ended up at FARRAGOS on the main drag. they had a pretty interesting menu, and took a big leap and ordered fish tacos. since i am not much of a fish eater, this was a huge leap of faith. the other 3 all got quesadillas.

the fish tacos were to die for, probably the best thing i ate while out there. the had grilled tilapia and put cilantro and a special sauce on them and rolled them up in a tortilla. we sat outside under an umbrella and chowed down and then went looking for...stuff!

linda and pam soon paired off shopping and chuck and i, who are not apparently shoppers, ended up in a book store where i bought this funny book of postcards for meg's boys. i went into an antiques shop and found a 1956 colorado license plate. pam had been looking for a real new mexico license plate with the balloons on it. i had bought a fake one with the land of enchantmant line on it. we also went into this aromatheraphy shop and i bought these cute little bottles with corks in them to put the chimayo dirt in. pam was still jewelry shopping, but didn't find what she wanted. linda took us into an art gallery that they had been into earlier in the week. there was some pretty impressive stuff there. one of the things i liked was an india ink wash that someone had done. we walked over and looked at the river and the mineral springs, and went past the public one, which was really hot!

we left downtown and drove out to linda and chuck's property on the edge of town. there is a lot of potential there, and a lovely view of the mountains. she also had some huge rocks there that i told her she should make sure she keeps and uses in her landscaping. we took some pictures and i took some rocks and a couple of juniper branches to do something with when i got home.