The Truth is Out There?

We headed in a south westerly direction away from Amarillo not on an Interstate but a smaller highway, that said it was a two lane divided road which was a great drive. In fact it was good to be off the Interstate as there was less traffic and not everyone wants to do 70 miles an hour. I say this often but you just don't realise how vast this country is, I just can't imagine clip clopping across it on a horse day in day out.

A vast plains



We arrived in Roswell mid afternoon and for the last 30 miles we were driving against strong headwinds and some cross winds which is always a challenge towing such a large trailer but you just adjust your speed and keep both hands on the wheel. In addition to the wind we also drove straight into a dust storm! The park we chose was basic but it had full hookup and the owners were nice. When we were checking in the owner of the park I formed us that Roswell was in line for some snow that night! We couldn't believe it, had that weather system we escaped from in Amarillo really followed us down the highway? Roses brother told us at the beginning of our journey that we needed to be heading south, well here we were, any further south and we would have been in Mexico! Not much we could do now except bunker down and prepare for another cold one! Thankfully the prediction was wrong, we ended up with a very slight dusting of snow which obviously turned the dust from the previous days storm to mud! Nice!

Next day we headed out to visit the Alien museum, after all, that was what we were here for - to discover the truth! As you would expect the whole town rides on the coat tails of the 'supposed landing' with green aliens in every shop window and down the streets. The museum obviously has lots of information on the alleged crashing of an alien spaceship in 1947. We went with an open mind and did a lot of reading and to be honest I still don't know what to believe. There are a number of affidavits from people who saw something including one from a retired high ranking military officer who at the time of the crash was just a junior officer. Just prior to his death he informed his wife and daughter that the story was true. The military is sticking with the story it was a weather ballon with crash test dummies in it.

You can make up your own mind, Rose has?


This cracked me up


There are plenty of theories but I suppose until they come up with some real hard evidence, i.e. one of the 3 alien bodies or the actual ship they crashed in you have to remain sceptical. Of course if such items do exist they would be well guarded by the US Government. So the truth is out there we just can't find it right now.

Naked Aliens!



The next stop was the old military airfield on the outskirts of the town of Roswell. We had read that to bring business into the town they are now using the disused military airfield as a "boneyard" for old aircraft awaiting dismantling. It's not as big as the one in Arizona but it was worth a look.
Enough sight seeing for today we headed back to our trailer via a restaurant called Peppers which just happened to have a happy hour on. $3 for a margarita, 3 for me, 1 for Rose as she offered to drive the 2 miles home.

Aircraft awaiting dismantling


The next day we went to another museum/gallery in Roswell, it was recommend and it was free so we had nothing to loose. I walked in and lost interest straight away. One of the first pictures I looked as was a scrap of material stuck on a board and given a name like "weeping willows". I am sure you get the idea - WTF why would anyone create such a thing let alone buy it - it looked like something a 4 year old would do. I was able to get a laugh out of it if nothing else. It did have other exhibits which was a large display with hundreds of items in it with a small number next to it. To get the information on the item you then had to walk to the other side of the room, open a binder, look up the number of the item you wanted to know about. All too hard, I know a bow and arrow when I see one! I rated this place a one out of ten.

We returned to the trailer and we had new neighbours. Of course I had to strike up a conversation, Martin and Sandra were from an island off Scotland with a population of about 5000. They had hired an RV and were travelling from LA to Dallas. One of Martins comments was "is there a place in the US where you don't hear train blowing their horns" I burst out laughing, Rose and I had commented on the same. When we travelled from Amarillo to Roswell we passed a goods train every 15 minutes and they were at least a mile long with four engines pulling it. Each carriage had two 40 foot containers on it, one on top of the other. Another unique thing is they put a 40 foot prime mover trailer on the carriage.

The trains just kept on coming



We got up the next morning and made the decision to move on. We were packed up within the hour and ready to go. Where to? West - we can figure out where as we go!

- Posted by RnR on their IPad

Location:Roswell New Mexico