Where Are We Sleeping Tonight: Super 8, Roswell, New Mexico We started the day off visiting the local laundromat - why do I feel that this is the most exciting place in Farmington? At least there are pink poles, green plants and a TV with a "House of Payne" marathon... sigh... We spent most of the day driving through "turn around and run away" country - some of the ghost town-esque towns which still have people living in them was a sight I don't think I will forget.
We stopped in the town of Cuba where we had a Mexican tasting combination plate which was delicious. Possible Christmas gift for Clare is a Mexican cookbook, preferably one with the recipe for the bread covered in honey :)
We started driving to the lab where the Manhatten Project developed the atomic bomb but unfortunately there was a huge forest fire which not only closed the road to the lab, but also closed all the campsites south of Sante Fe - where will we sleep tonight?
We visited Old Town in Albuquerque which was great to see, even though it felt like the shops were New Mexico's equivalent to Red Dot!
We decided to drive on to Roswell, driving through the start of a big storm. Luckily it only drizzled for a bit - we did see a rainbow actually touch the ground (not something I have seen before). We drove for about an hour on Interstate 40, which was laid over the top of Route 66, and saw heaps of long long LONG freight trains.
Arriving in Roswell after dark was a little disappointing as I was expecting flashing lights on fake UFOs atop of most of the buildings - there is a bit in the lobby of our hotel, but thats about it. Oh, there is a UFO parked outside in the carpark... and they have cool street lights.
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