Day 08 – Nut’n but highway

Day 08 – Apr 14, 2015

Woo hoo … 65 miles today and it felt really good!

Since today I was skipping an overnight stop, I wanted to get an early start. Had a quick breakfast of oatmeal and instant Starbucks coffee and left the Coronado hotel in Fort Sumner at about 7 a.m. Very nice clean place and a deal at only $27 per night.

Fort Sumner is a very nice town and has the claim of being Billy the Kid’s burial place. I was thinking Granbury, TX claimed something similar? They do have a museum about him.

Finally road out of Fort Sumner to start the long ride to Clovis. I was really amazed to see how desolate the highway was with an occasional abandon building along the way.

Took a lunch break at Melrose, NM where I my original itinerary had me staying the night. Melrose is about the only civilization there is between Fort Sumner and Clovis 🙂 Met a nice couple, at the AllSups, who were from Cleburne, TX. I gave them one of my cards as they wished me well on my journey.

With staying in Fort Sumner last night (instead of Lake Sumner) and the early start I was able to cut out this overnight stop and continue onto Clovis, NM. I forgotten that Cannon AFB was so far west of Clovis itself. Seemed like a long ride before finally getting into town.

Finally arrived in Clovis and found a hotel for the night. After washing out my clothes and a warm bath, I found a Sonic and treated myself with a big ol malt!