An unexpected stop was in blue hole. Strange, who New Mexico has a dive spot? As you can tell by the permanent sign, the temperature is a consistent 61 degrees Fahrenheit. It is artesian well that was once used as a fish hatchery. We also met a cool couple there who was walking across the country. They were really friendly and talked to everyone. They carried all their stuff in a shopping cart and had a dog.
They have buoys you can go down and some PVC to hold onto. Apparently it is a very popular training spot for divers. We didn't go scuba diving (we did go swimming), you had to get a pass from the city which took a day or two.
The NM police search and recovery team was training there when we came by.
They had surface air as well as helmets for communications. It was just basic air though, no mixes here.
A guy holding the pipe for a diver.
Not far away they had a pool which was (I would assume) supplied by the artesian well. No one was using it despite the fact it had a cool slide and boardwalk.
The Gardenia Inn Motel in Gallup, NM was so ridiculous I think it deserves mention. Basically the only thing that worked as it should of was the TV, which wasn't very nice in the first place. Bathroom had barely any hot water and no lights. I suppose you get what you pay for at $26/night, it was slightly nicer than some of the campsites, but not all of them.
To what person would this be an acceptable hotel room? What were they thinking? haha
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