Decided to ride all night last night; unfortunately, some truckers complained to the New Mexico DOT, and a trooper pulled me over and told me to get off the highway at night, since I didn't have proper lights. He did let me go another 5 miles to the truck stop at exit 5, however, and I laid out my serapes and slept for a few hours while waiting for the restaurant to open. When I couldn't sleep I drank coffee and ate the rest of my tamales from the day before.
When the restaurant opened at 5, I ordered the $2.99 special, which was a green chile and cheese omelet, delicious! Substituted tomato slices for the hash browns, and also got a thick slice of orange, biscuits, and gravy for the price. Can't beat it. Finished the coffee I had bought at the store out front for 52 cents, and headed off down the highway in the predawn twilight.
It's another tequila sunrise. Made it over the border just before the sun
peeked out over the hills. Now I'm at the rest area just a mile up the road,
and will try to sleep here for a while, then attempt to make it to the next
rest area 69 miles away. There's power here, near the phones, but no wi-fi
unfortunately. Well, this'll get uploaded eventually. Hope I haven't lost
my handful of faithful readers by then!
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