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• Summer in Las Cruces, NM

  Aug 17, 2012 / 14 years agoTours

  Time is flying and eventually we spent almost the whole summer in Las Cruces, NM. Long enough to get to know the life at the Hotel and Las Cruces. It is hot and dry -…

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• Koi pond – phase IV – going really big

  Aug 16, 2012 / 14 years agoTours

  Not too long after the setup of the 3 ponds had been established Marco struggles to keep the water temperature down and algae are taking over, all the rocks and the walls of the ponds…

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• Temporary housing

  Jul 15, 2012 / 14 years agoTours

  Obviously the fish need a temporary home while their new big pond (please see next post) is going to be built. David and Marco bought an above-ground pool with 12 feet diameter and about 3…

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• City of Rocks

  Jul 1, 2012 / 14 years agoTours

  It's Sunday and we would like to get away for the day and give the kids a break from their life at the hotel. We are heading West towards Deming and then turn north towards…

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• Ghost Town

  Jun 24, 2012 / 14 years agoTours

  We hear about Hillsboro and that it would be a ghost town worth a visit. Arriving in Hillsboro we learn that there are still about 150 "Ghosts" living in this town. We have a chocolate…

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• Koi Pond – phase III

  Jun 14, 2012 / 14 years agoTours

  A few days go by and the fish are doing well despite the sometimes high temperature of the water. It is only the beginning of summer and we worry about long hot weeks ahead of…

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• Koi Pond – phase I and II

  Jun 6, 2012 / 14 years agoTours

  I do not recall how this all started and who had the idea, but we suddenly are in a discussion about a Koi Pond. David walks us to the back of the property where he…

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• White Sands – once again

  May 27, 2012 / 14 years agoTours

  We run away from the clouded sky in San Diego and look forward to some sunny days/weeks in Las Cruces at our friends hotel. When we arrive here we soon meet Danny and Linda. Brother…

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• Balboa Park is blooming

  Apr 28, 2012 / 14 years agoNews

  After some rain this week, the sky cleared up again and there are no clouds and no fog today! We are going to check out the blooming in Balboa Park and are pleasantly surprised to…

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