Roswell, NM

7.9.2010

Today was our second day in Roswell. We got to wake up at 9:00AM, had an awesome breakfast at McDonalds (2 Egg Mc Muffins, 2 breakfast burritos, 1 hash brown, and an orange juice), and went to visit the international UFO museum and research center. Apparently in the 1940s, Roswell was the site of an alleged spacecraft landing and government cover-up. The whole museum was dedicated to telling the story. The people in the gift shop were the strangest people I’ve ever met, and I’ve attended school in Ithaca, NY for 2 years.

Later we had a friendship visit with the same organization that sponsored our arrival lunch, Tobosa Developmental Services. It was nice to see the same faces for a second day, when so far on the trip we’ve had to say our goodbyes after only a brief encounter. I said hi to Pat again, but spent most of the day talking to a woman named Margot, and her husband who was also a participant in the program. He was telling stories about hunting and fishing, while Margot was talking about her laundry and cleaning job for the united states border patrol. It was a great day for a barbecue, sunny and warm, and I may have had the best potato salad I’ve had in my life.

Now we’re back and getting ready for an early bedtime. Hitting the road hard again tomorrow with a solid 95 mile ride.