On the road at a decent time, we slowly made our way across the second largest state. There was not much to see besides oil fields and cows. It was fairly boring until we arrived at our destination of Carlsbad, NM.
After checking into our motel we drove into town for an excellent (and huge) dinner at Lucy’s. My chimichanga could have fed two people (and it did last another meal as leftovers). Afterwards it was dark, so we drove out to the riverside park where a tour company offered boat rides where you were taken along private shoreline properties decorated with Christmas lights.
Wanting to stretch our legs, we opted to walk along the deserted river bank where trail lamps were covered in red and green plastic (some from biohazard bags). We were immediately accosted by a group of very angry geese, who despite my efforts to appear more threatening, chased us for a good way along the bank. There was a lot of playground equipment, including a sinister-looking metal slide. Hans decided to give it a try and I watched as he went over a steep drop in the slide and landed painfully on the ground.
After checking into our motel we drove into town for an excellent (and huge) dinner at Lucy’s. My chimichanga could have fed two people (and it did last another meal as leftovers). Afterwards it was dark, so we drove out to the riverside park where a tour company offered boat rides where you were taken along private shoreline properties decorated with Christmas lights.
Wanting to stretch our legs, we opted to walk along the deserted river bank where trail lamps were covered in red and green plastic (some from biohazard bags). We were immediately accosted by a group of very angry geese, who despite my efforts to appear more threatening, chased us for a good way along the bank. There was a lot of playground equipment, including a sinister-looking metal slide. Hans decided to give it a try and I watched as he went over a steep drop in the slide and landed painfully on the ground.