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pseydtonneI'm in a Red Roof Inn just off I-25 in Albuquerque. I have no clue whether the Isotopes won today. I have yet to make a left turn: the hotel was a right just after a straight service road.
In the morning I have some catching up to do. I only drove 435 miles today, whereas I had hoped to drive 600. This means I have almost exactly 800 miles to cover if I want to get to my new home before Friday. Unfortunately said miles are through several types of desert, including the Petrified Forest (rock on!) and the Mojave. I am scared of overexposure to the sun: more on that later.
New Mexico is more of the high plains, at least in the north. It's obviously drier than Colorado. It's also noticeably poorer. The altitude is making me a little nutty, or perhaps that's the sun poisoning I didn't notice until night time.
I got out of the car for dinner in Santa Fe. I must've sounded anxious and crazy when I found out the "road house" was closed. Some middle-aged woman took pity on me and direct action: she told me where to go and got them to give me a muffin. I hadn't realized I was out of it until then.
When I got to the open restaurant in town, I was almost hallucinating. I ate my salad and downed two iced teas (I had to add my own sugar) so fast. That waiter gave me directions and I tipped him well.
Then I drove another hour without a problem. When I got out of the car, I was suddenly out of it again. I couldn't even tell you how I'm typing this right now except as a note to the world that I live.
Tomorrow I will get breakfast, then look for a supermarket to get a couple jugs of water, a bag of ice and fresh fruit. I found one on 4th Street NW, the left turn I take before getting on the interstate.
I will continue moving, pausing as necessary and taking advantage of gaining one final hour as I enter Arizona. I will take I-40 to the end, then I-15 to the 10 to the Hollywood Freeway to Santa Monica Blvd. I will soon reach my new life.
Once my brain is working, I'll upload the photos I took of sunset.
In the morning I have some catching up to do. I only drove 435 miles today, whereas I had hoped to drive 600. This means I have almost exactly 800 miles to cover if I want to get to my new home before Friday. Unfortunately said miles are through several types of desert, including the Petrified Forest (rock on!) and the Mojave. I am scared of overexposure to the sun: more on that later.
New Mexico is more of the high plains, at least in the north. It's obviously drier than Colorado. It's also noticeably poorer. The altitude is making me a little nutty, or perhaps that's the sun poisoning I didn't notice until night time.
I got out of the car for dinner in Santa Fe. I must've sounded anxious and crazy when I found out the "road house" was closed. Some middle-aged woman took pity on me and direct action: she told me where to go and got them to give me a muffin. I hadn't realized I was out of it until then.
When I got to the open restaurant in town, I was almost hallucinating. I ate my salad and downed two iced teas (I had to add my own sugar) so fast. That waiter gave me directions and I tipped him well.
Then I drove another hour without a problem. When I got out of the car, I was suddenly out of it again. I couldn't even tell you how I'm typing this right now except as a note to the world that I live.
Tomorrow I will get breakfast, then look for a supermarket to get a couple jugs of water, a bag of ice and fresh fruit. I found one on 4th Street NW, the left turn I take before getting on the interstate.
I will continue moving, pausing as necessary and taking advantage of gaining one final hour as I enter Arizona. I will take I-40 to the end, then I-15 to the 10 to the Hollywood Freeway to Santa Monica Blvd. I will soon reach my new life.
Once my brain is working, I'll upload the photos I took of sunset.
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Date: 2011-08-11 03:00 pm (UTC)And yay sunset!
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