soldier on, kiddo, soldier on…
I knew the first day in i wanted to settle in both with the car and the terrain. That meant things started out by remembering how the heck to put the car in gear. That is done via a wee popsicle stick like appendage from the steering wheel.
From there it was due east own route 66 from ABQ and watching how the density of the city started to thin out. As it thinned out, you could see the Sandia mountains pop up out of nowhere. Perhaps replacing the urban density there were significant clumps of homeless folks attending to their business because even if homeless there are many, many things to attend to. Sprinkled along this stretch of road were restaurants and minimal businesses. I counted 7 dispensaries in 6 miles, and i bet there were many more nearby judging by the billboards.
Seeing the city start to end and a vast plain start to appear, i though some food would be a good idea. I passed a taco joint with lots of cars parked in front of it. This was my divine clue and i walked in and discovered that my polarized sunglasses completely zeeted out the LED menu display making it totally black. Fortunately there were backup menus and i ordered a number 38. I was asked if i wanted my enchilada to be green, red, or chris. I asked if chris meant ‘christmas’ which it did (see? i did my homework) and so i got a red and green enchilada. When i sat down, the lumbering person behind the counter who took my order prevented entry of a homeless person and his dog in what i bet was a daily dance of theirs and probably the reason why he was a lumbering counter person. My chris enchilada, beans, and rice were fantastic and off i went in search of the singing road. I think i am gonna like the next 10 days. I will be back to ABQ at the end of the trip and so left the city behind without any investigation.
The Big World 