One week ago tomorrow Sheila and started my third road trip since retiring. We wanted to retrace the route we took back in August 2016, but with one major difference: overnighting for two nights in Silver City NM. Like the last time, day one was spent driving to Deming, where we stayed at the Comfort Inn & Suites, as we did in 2016. For the evening meal we walked over to the family-run El Camino Real Mexican restaurant........which was of the New Mexico style, my favorite.
The enchiladas I had were almost nightmare grade, which I mean in a good way. Beyond zing and almost rocket fuel. In New Mexico, the custom is to have eggs served on top of your enchiladas, which I did. The next morning it was off to Silver City, with a stop at City of Rocks State Park, which I recommend.
The next stop was the Bayard Food Basket, a local supermarket, where we got some items and beverages for our stay in Silver City. After getting back to the truck, I kept thinking about that large package of dried Hatch chilis. I went back, bought a bag, after we ate a somewhat late lunch at a Mexican/Salvadorean restaurant called La Mexicana.
Our stay in Silver City was the historic Murray Hotel. It was our first time in a historic hotel, and we liked it. The only drawback is you have to hope there is street parking nearby and finding it was a challenge. We fortunately landed a spot within half a block, but we also knew that we couldn't dare do any side trips or we would lose that spot. That was OK, we wanted a full day downtown, so we booked two nights.
While there I did some online research about those chili pods. Now that I have them, what do I do with them? I found a recipe for chili sauce from scratch, and I thought I had better buy more bags of these. On our way out we stopped at the Silver City Food Basket, where I picked up three more bags. It was slow, so the cashier gave me a quick rundown on how she makes chili sauce from them. I intend to be making a batch in the near future, with near future meaning this week. I also picked up some hot sauce brands that I don't see here in Tucson, so as you're guessing my home cooked meals are having a Southwestern twist to them.
Saturday we drove to Willcox, where we stayed for the night. Lunch was at Big Tex BBQ, which I highly recommend. We spent Sunday morning driving to the Chiricahua National Monument where God's signature is all over the creation that is found there. The rock formations are unique.......towering cylindrical shapes that reach up to the sky! That afternoon we were back in Tucson, and I've spent today mostly resting.
We love road trips, but it's really great to be home. Our next trip hasn't been planned yet, but I'm guessing we will visit Laughlin NV, Oatman AZ, and if my cousin's available, we'll stop off and see her in Lake Havasu City where she and her husband now spend their winters.
There's not very much else to report, and that's a good thing. I have some projects to take care of, and I want to spend some time on the air.
Retirement is great! I miss some of my co-workers, but not the corporate crap. I won't rule out going back next year as a part time consultant.
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