Love to eat

Amarillo, Texas.

I have to start out in Amarillo with the best place to eat.

Cafe Marizon, at 705 S. Polk St., is one of my all time favorites.
Phone: 805-374-3058

A good place to eat has to have more than food. It has to have character, staff and an owner who cares.

Scott Camarata owns the cafe with his wife Shana. We eat there a lot and Scott is an very friendly, outgoing, and
gracious individual. His staff is always friendly, work to give you a good experience and the food is very good.

The walls are loaded with old photos of early Amarillo, old hat boxes and other things that five it character and
an atmosphere that allows you to relax, enjoy and not feel rushed.

Check it out and you'll become a fan too.
Rating: Four Motorcycles!

Ruidoso, New Mexico.

A couple trips ago we found "Cornerstone Bakery" at 359 Sudderth Drive.
Phone: 575-257-1842

Sue Detrick is the managing partner and she's a treat all by herself.

The food is beyond good and when my wife, Judy, asked for a change on an order, she was told
"I can do it, but it might look pretty."

The chief not only prepares great food but he's concerned about how it looks. He doesn't have to worry, becasue
it doesn't stay as a piece of artwork very long. It's mmmm good.

I'm a desert freak, so to speak. I believe in the saying "eat desert first" even if I don't do that. Their pies are mouth watering, got to have more good and the crust is from another planet. It's so good!

Give Sue a hello and be prepared to eat so much you're stuffed.

Ask her how she ended up in Ruidoso?

Rating: Four Motorcycles!

While in Ruidoso check out "In-Ka-Hoots" at 1203 Sudderth Drive. It's owned by Pat and John Sellers.
Phone: 575-257-8082

Shancee the Shih-Tzu is the "greeter."

I've only met John and he's as nice of a man as you'll ever come across.

Their place is a haven for jewelry, home decor, western art, antiques, gift items, floral and etc. It's a nice, neat, well laid out, and very comfortable place.

Unlike most men, I like to look (called shop - I have no problem with my masculinity) and being an artist, I'm always interested in good art. They have it.

John Madden

Welcome to my travel blog!

For years travel has been a big part of my life. Dad was in the Air Force so we moved around a lot, spent four years in Germany, I've been a Boy Scout all my life and I've grown to enjoy traveling.

Probably because of that I've had this idea of a travel something in my mind for some time. Judy, my wife, and I have two very good and dear friends, Kenneth (KP) and Carolene Poole. We spend a lot of time together, travel, Wednesday night hamburger nights, movies and have talked about putting together a diary of places we like to eat.

As a result of modern technology, the knowledge of my good friend/fellow photographer Steve Douglas, this travel blog has become a reality. He did a blog for me for a tour with the Kwahadi Dancers to Europe this summer.

Now it's time for a travel blog.

Come along with me as I travel from here to where ever. We'll share places to see, things to do, places to eat, people we
meet along the way and just have fun.

Have you ever been to a rodeo (either a pro or ranch rodeo), Pow Wow, motorcycle rally, ran the rapids of a river, visited old churches, looked through old windows wondering what they could tell you, traveled Route 66 (there was a TV show about it many, many years ago), gone to air shows, or many other wonderful things I get to do and love to do?

Come along and let's see what we can see.

You might even have some suggestions and you can let me know about them. Doesn't mean we'll get to go or do them right away, but we'll put them on our "Bucket List."

Sometimes we'll travel by a Harley-Davidson, a Ford Harley-Davidson pickup, a Chevrolet pickup, plane, train (hopefully), horseback (if possible), hikiing us to be one of my favorite means of travel-but those hikes and other things have given my feet reasons to ride instead plus other means of transportation.

We'll look for the best places to eat. I love to eat so I list it as one of my main objectives in life. Maybe find a golf course or two. I just took up the game and am enjoying the challenge of learning it.

No telling where we'll stay. However camping and I parted company about twenty years ago. The mind still thinks it can and wants to but the body over rules most of the time. We'll stay with friends and relatives when ever possible to save money and eat their food.

Some of our travels will be with the Kwahadi Dancers of Amarillo, Texas.

We'll post photos as we travel and you can make the trips with us.

John - Judy Madden, Kenneth - Carolene Poole.