11/2/09-11/3/09 – Popejoy Hall, Albuquerque, NM and Homeward Bound

We arrived in Albuquerque, NM, still coasting off of the memories of our Durango adventure. At this point in the tour, exhaustion had set in, but we were excited as we would be travelling home to the Bay Area in one day, for a brief break. Ah, to be home again in our own houses, with our loved ones and comfy beds and clean showers!

Our stay in Albuquerque was pleasant – our hotel was venue-provided and had a fitness center, which is always a plus. We enjoyed an early dinner at a Mexican restaurant, where the food and margaritas were decent, but the pricing was ridiculous. The restaurant menu was fairly priced, but they insisted on charging for all the extras, including an extra plate and extra tortillas. Ridiculous, right?


We had an extremely early morning the following day with a 5:30am van call and 6:00am load-in at Popejoy Hall, another beautiful, multi-tiered, 1950-seat theatre. Performing in Albuquerque, which is 5500 feet above sea level, was exhausting (this theatre was also equipped with oxygen tanks), but not as difficult as performing in Durango. We performed two great back-to-back shows to appreciative, packed audiences – a perfect way to end our first two weeks on the road.

And then we were homeward bound! We departed the theatre, waved goodbye to our crew, Daniel and Craig, and headed to the airport for our flight to Oakland via Salt Lake City. The first two weeks on the road were a great test run for all of us – an introduction to our exhausting schedule and routine, a lesson in what to pack and what to remove from our heavy suitcases and an eyeopener to the next six months of our lives. Although the two weeks flew by, the memories and events which occurred within them would not be as fleeting.
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Next stop (in one week) – Lutcher Theater in Orange, TX. Until the next adventure…

Ciao!
XOXO-
Janine