Yowser! What a day!
Before I launch in to today’s activities, I want to make it clear that Scott and I ar having a fantastic time!
That said, today has been a bit of a challenge. I awoke at 5:30 a.m. to the marvelous sound of brewing coffee (we have it set to start automatically.) And a very cold trailer, in spite of the running furnace. By 7 a.m. when Scott got up, I was frozen. No heat. And did I mention that the water heater didn’t work yesterday? So, we decided to forget the shower and get going.
We took back roads pretty much the whole way, south to Mountainaire then west to Bernardo, down to Socorro, then via the VLA (Very Large Array) and on to Silver City. It was a hard drive, mostly two lane. But absolutely gorgeous! Some of those two lanes were pretty rough!
But the REAL fun began on our arrival at the KOA here in Silver City at 5:30 tonight. Scott opened the trailer to discover that at some point in the trip, our fire extinguisher had discharged! There was fine fire retardent powder EVERYWHERE!!! Imagine a 10 pound bag of flour exploding in a space 10 foot by 20! We’ve wiped and swept and vacuumed and pounded and then done it all over again! We didn’t think to photograph it! It took us 2 hours to clean up! And to be honest, I think we’ll need to do it again tomorrow. And very likely 1 or 2 more times on this trip.
So, no cooking for us tonight! We ate at a very nice little restaurant in town, the Jalisco Cafe… yup, Mexican food!
On The Road II 
Eric and Scott,
Thanks for the Day 4 of news! I cannot believe the Fire Extinguisher went off — what would cause that?
Hope all is well and that you will continue to have a great time!
David and I went to the RCMC Fund Raiser tonight at The Max — it was a fabulouos show all the way around!
Love you guys!
Tony Harris
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Hey you guys . . .
What a kick I am getting out of reading all this! I just finally caught up to you on day four and it’s sure been one adventure!! Discharging fire extinguisher huh – are you sure you didn’t pick up a renegade squirrel or something? LOL
I’m so glad you are having a fun time – love the photos, keep them coming. Oh, and have I told you I’m jealous that you are there and I am here?
Can’t wait to read today’s adventures when you post them!
Jo
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The Silver City area is my favorite part of southern New Mexico. And I found the VLA extremely impressive. Fortunately I got to visit it while I was still teaching, so I could share some of that info with my classes.
Too bad about your fire extinguisher. I’ve had to use one in a very limited way in the lab, so I know what you had to deal with. I wish they still used the carbon dioxide instead of the chemical powder ones!
Anyway, your blog is a delight! Love, Trudie
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