Also known as the continuation of double pants weather.
And otherwise uneventful. So far. I know there’s good stuff here, but maybe we’re spending too much time in coffee shops working and not enough time exploring. Yesterday we…worked and then we peeled ourselves away from our computer screens and went to Old Town. On our way we found a giant souvenir store of Mexican tchotchkes on the old Rt 66 called Camino 66. Cute enough, here are some things we heard: on repeat, ‘we are here to serve’, in fact because we were convinced it was a front for the drug cartel, I looked up their reviews online and that is also their one response to all positive comments. Their response to negative comments - and all negative comments are complaints about being followed closely by various men with ear pieces who work there- is some variation of ‘customer service is our passion’.
Next stop, Old Town! It’s like the Colonial Williamsburg of the Southwest except they’re not as committed to really taking you back in time- old square, new shops. I imagine there are historical aspects of it, but we were there long enough to grab a bite to eat and notice that there’s a ‘Breaking Bad’ tour that’s widely well received and though I don’t know anything about the show I was up for it- except it costs $80 and I consider myself to be on a budget except for when I drop $90 on dinner. I also noticed a convent, I don’t know that it’s functional, but it’s my dream to one day live in a convent. Not really, it just seems simple and peaceful and full. I guess it probably says more about my state of overwhelm.
Best part of yesterday- all the cute little houses and equally charming shrubby scrubby trees. We did a lot of walking from our one Airbnb to town to our new Airbnb so we’ve gotten to know that area and the Sawmill District very well though I still don’t really know very much about the history of that spot. Who’s reading this? Anyone…anyone? Can you tell me about the Sawmill District if you’re reading this and you’ve got some extra time on your hands? Gracias.
*photos to come—also, I wrote this 5 days ago and only now just published it- so, the date should really be 12/7 because New Mexico feels far away as I sit and type in a coffee shop in Wichita, KS this morning.