Catch Up – or what you missed last month (Part 1)

After quite a bit of dilly dallying over the last few weeks, I find myself a little behind in keeping this blog up to date. I’ve worked out that it takes about a day to catch up a week, so that would mean 4-5 days of sitting in a Starbucks just get back to even. […]

Catch Up – or what you missed last month (Part 2)

Jan 18-20 – On the road to Austin Having bid farewell to San Antonio, I’ve got a couple of days to kill before I’m going to catchup with Siri in Austin. I’ve been told about Fredericksburg, TX in the hills district who apparently make great wine and beer. The place itself is pretty enough – sort of […]

Probing the Alien Mystery

Leaving Albuquerque, it’s pretty ordinary weather. Snow, wind, cloud/fog over the pass, so despite Charlotte’s newly balanced shoes, it’s a hairy drive. There’s not much traffic on the road, I spend a good few hours with only a few headlights to be seen in either direction. Roswell, NM itself is under a fair bit of snow […]

Breaking Bad. Very Bad. Oh the humanity!

This morning I spend a while researching mechanics in Albuquerque. There is unmitigated admiration among yelp travellers for a couple  – I ring around and try and get in but the earliest anyone can fit me in is the next day. The guys at Duke City Auto are highly recommended, and they can make time for me […]