When pulling up directions on Google to Roswell, I entered my current location (Socorro, New Mexico) and was given three options to specify as the starting address. The first option was about five blocks from where I’m sitting now and was titled “UFO Landing Site.” Neat.
What’s NOT neat, and completely unrelated, is that International Coffees is apparently discontinuing their Swiss Mocha flavor. I found this out the other night in Springerville at the local grocery store as I was looking for dinner. I was bummed. In the history of my life, there have been three great discontinuances:
- Morton’s Honeybuns. There were (and are) no honeybuns better than these, and this is before they started packaging the four buns individually in the box; back in the day when they came stacked two on top of each other, the sugary icing gluing bottom bun to top bun, inside the cardboard box, no plastic wrapping anywhere.
- Frankenberries. My god, that was the best cereal ever. Kaboom, less so, but also discontinued.
- Swiss Mocha. RIP, 2009.
I’m glad to be out of the mountains (mostly) and out of the cold. Passed through some interesting towns over the past few days. It’s good to be actually traveling again. After a slow start leaving LA, it feels good to cover ground.
Really hoping to get to Houston by either Sunday or Monday at the latest. It’s a long way from where I’m now, but I feel pretty certain that I can cover that ground. Met a really nice fellow yesterday in the town of Quemado, New Mexico. A fellow “biker” on the road. College professor enjoying his summer break. (Really great meeting you, Mark.)
As others have done, Mark suggested I write a book about my travels as it’s so rare that people travel across the country by scooter. I really DO like the concept, even if it’s simply a book of photos. Something to think about.
I put up some photos yesterday (or maybe it was the day before) of photos from Payson, AZ to Springerville, AZ. I crossed back over the Continental Divide yesterday and entered into Mountain Time once more. I’m trying to get photos up from yesterday, but I’m having serious internet connection problems right now. But as always, photos from the trip are here.
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