Santa Fe

So here's everything that happened to us on the road to Santa Fe and beyond (ie in Santa Fe). You may notice that this post is a little bit behind the actual date... there are reasons for the delay, but I'll get to that soon...

The drive to Roswell was very nice. It consists of a mostly flat terrain with nice weather, but with views of distant mountains and clouds. The desert-like sand and plants slowly give way to greener grasses and irrigation. Roswell is situated somewhere in the middle of this transition zone.

The town of Roswell is rather small, and you get 1-2 miles into it before seeing any reference to it's alien past. We parked the cars along the main street and went into the "UFO Museum and Research Center". It is the standard must see stop in Roswell. It isn't very large, but there are definitely some displays that will make even the UFO skeptics question the official story.

After we had our fills of aliens (possible probe joke?), we crossed the street to an antiques shop called "Salt Creek". This is another must-see if you are in Roswell. The man who runs it is very nice. He told us a story about being an "Honourary Canadian". He told us that when he used to travel to Canada for business, his Canadian colleagues would take him out for nights of drinking. If he could successfully stand and sleep at the same time during the meeting the next day, he was Canadian. He said that the secret is to lean against a sturdy wall or object. The store is filled with interesting old memorabilia and contains some rather tempting buys.

Our journeys then took us to a grocery store. We stocked up on items we would need to have a little grill session at the next "relief station" stop on the road. Said next stop happened to be located near the main Roswell crash site. We grilled up some hot dogs and some Louisiana alligator. It was very good.

The drive from Roswell to Santa Fe was simply amazing. We were surrounded by bad weather, but it was only at the end of the journey that we were ever rained on. The distant lightning combined with the colours of the sunset were something else.

And now... the moment you've been waiting for... why I didn't post anything earlier. This was due to a fine establishment in Santa Fe called the El Paseo that had a special on for $2 pints of Indian Pale Ale. While the beer left something to be desired, it seemed to do the trick. I actually spilled my 3rd pint all over Alexandros and Adrian. The bartender gave me a replacement beer on the house. That was a bad idea. The next morning I was so sick... I still haven't fully recovered. However, that will be the story of day 11, and our trip to Albuquerque. Stay tuned for that and a post containing all the wrong turns we have taken in our time here in the city that is rather hard to spell!

Video shall be posted once we get internet that doesn't suck.