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November 03, 2005
15 Days (?)
Today we caught the train from the desolate station in Raton, New Mexico where we had to shelter ourselves from gusts of wind that lifted large plumes of dust into the air. It felt like we had been sucked into the opening of Once Upon a Time In the West as we sat watching the tracks for a distant sign of the train's arrival. The only thing missing was a squeaking, rusty gate.
Although starting the journey was irreversable, an email I received the night before may alter the length of our stay in the states.
Our friend in San Diego informed us that he might have an apartment available for us to use during our stay, which he would have until the end of November. He was hoping that we could extend our stay as we would not have to be paying for a hotel in the city, where lodging is relatively expensive. This would be a great opporunity for us, since we love San Diego and we have no solid date on which we must be in Guadalajara. Now that we've moved out, the date of our arrival is completely up to us and how well we can stretch our allocated travel funds.
He should know by Friday whether or not we will be able to use it. If so, I think we will be adding at least a week to The Southern California Tour. Shawn has yet to hear back from anyone at Hewlett-Packard about his job application, and since we'll be paying for a hotel in Guadalajara upon our arrival, we might as well save a few bucks and spend the time hanging out in a place we like with good friends.
But instead of 15 days, we may be 22 days from living in Mexico.
Posted by crispy at November 3, 2005 04:38 PM