A Crazy 72 Hours

In mid-January, Don and I decided to make a whirlwind trip to Albuquerque.  It was prompted by all things by a Global Access Pass Interview.

Because we are going to Madrid in March, we decided to look into the Global Access Pass, which should allow us to get through customs more quickly.  It will also serve as the TSA PreCheck, so we applied.  Once we were cleared, we had to go have an interview.  We thought we could go to Kansas City, but they did not have any availability until April.  We also could have gone to St. Louis, but that seemed silly.  Dallas was in play and we had applied for a time, but then it occurred to us that we could go to Albuquerque and accomplish several other things.  So we headed the New Mexico way.

Our interview was Thursday morning, and we found it to be an easy process.  They allowed us to start early, and the interview did not take any time at all.  We were out of there earlier than anticipated and were able to head to Pecos.  We met Chris Long, and while he and Don talked about our new cabin addition, high school friend Kathy and I met another high school friend Betsy for her birthday lunch!  She drove over to Pecos from Las Vegas, and after lunch, she and Kathy went back to Las Vegas while Don and I went to Santa Fe to look at materials for the addition.  We then went to Jemez Springs for a two-hour Forest Service meeting.  We returned to Albuquerque by 9:30, and by 7:30 the next morning, we were on our way back to Pecos.

We returned to Frankie's for breakfast with our friend, Claudia, and then we headed to Las Vegas to pick up Kathy.  After spending a few minutes in Las Vegas, Kathy, Don and I headed back to Wichita.  Phew!  What a three days, but we were delighted to be able to do it.  And amazing as it is, we received our Global Access Card within just a few days!