We are off again on another Road Scholar trip, this time to the Four Corners region and the ancient Pueblo Indian ruins. Linda and I were a little concerned about leaving our cats, Josh and Oscar. They usually get along okay, but Josh is sixteen years old and Oscar, who is not yet two, will occasionally get aggressive. Josh is not eating like he used to and is beginning to show his age (as we all are), and he doesn’t need the aggravation of getting picked on. We certainly hope they, especially Oscar, will behave themselves.

A light rain was falling as we left the house at a little past seven in the morning. Our flights went well, and we made it to Albuquerque in the early afternoon and our luggage arrived with us–surprise, surprise!

While waiting to catch the MGM Elegante shuttle at the airport, we met up with another couple on the Road Scholar trip, Bob and Michelle from Boston. One of the main attractions of Road Scholar trips is meeting new and interesting folks, and I believe that will be the case on this trip as well.

MGM Elegante Hotel

We checked into the hotel and got registered with the Road Scholar folks– Elizabeth, Tour Leader, and Rich, subject matter expert. Later we had a group dinner at the hotel, and we met up with our friends, Jay and Gina, who had been out in the area for a Road Scholar trip the previous week. Following dinner we had our group orientation and introduction meeting, where we met Roy and Cecelia, also from Huntsville. Thankfully, this was not a long meeting, and we were finally able to get to our rooms and turn in after a fairly long day.