We arrived at the house yesterday afternoon about 4 PM. We had a leisurely trip from Portales taking back roads across New Mexico. We did stop in Fort Sumner to see both the Billy the Kid Museum and also his gravesite. The museum in town, not the one by the gravesite which we didn't visit, had a lot of memorabilia and even had some old cars that had belonged to some of the local residents. It was an interesting visit and unfortunately the last sightseeing stop of our trip. Later we stopped at a cafe in Willard and had a bowl of chili to re-acclimate ourselves to New Mexico food. Then it was the last hour or so on the road and we arrived safely back at the house. My mileage for the trip was between 17-18000 and Clint's was 21000. No real close incidents with other vehicles, slightly close a couple of times but nothing notable. One ruined tire and one broken trailer wheel which are the only problems I have encountered in over 80,000 miles. All in all it was a very good trip made especially so as Clint and Charleen are extremely agreeable people and we share common interests and riding styles. This morning we had pancakes for breakfast covered with the Vermont maple syrup that we brought back with us. Linda quickly reminded me that she was ready for her morning cappuccinos and so I had to relearn the skills. Today we will air out tents, sleeping bags and clean the road grime from the bikes. Then I will reread all of the blog posts as a sort of instant replay. 275 miles yesterday.
Siamo a casa ancora. Siamo ritornati ieri alle 16:00. Siamo fermati alla citta di Fort Sumner per vedere la tomba di Billy the Kid, un fuorilegge famoso nella storia di New Mexico. E poi siamo guidati la strade piccole per l'ultima parte della nostra gita. E triste a finire ma felice a arrivare a casa. Era una buona gita con amici gentile. Addeso e il tempo per fare un programma per la gita prossima e pulire le moto. 275 miglia ieri. Totale per tutta la gita ~17500
The morning New Mexico sky
Il cielo di New Mexico nella mattina
The grave of Billy the Kid
La tomba di Billy the Kid
Our triumphant return
Il nostro ritorno trionfomente
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