Hey Everyone,
On Wednesday morning (2/28/07) I headed out of Carlsbad. My first destination was going to be Alamogordo. Mom wanted to see if I could find her cousin that she lost touch with. I had to travel through the mountains to get there! It was great to see something other than desert!! LOL I actually got to see some snow- as you'll see in the above pictures.
I made it to Alamogordo, but couldn't find mom's cousin. After taking a break there...I headed north to Albuquerque. I arrived in Albuquerque around 5:30 p.m. As it turned out I should have stopped then for the night, but I wanted to get a few more miles behind me........
About 140 miles outside of Albuquerque is Gallup, NM., at about 8:00 p.m. I ran into a bit of a problem.
Was traveling west on I-40. I was doing the speed limit of 75mph when I came up on a dead cow in my lane- I swerved left to passing lane only to find another dead cow- which I hit. It sent me off the road and onto the median strip. It was a real mess out there. A pick up, and 18 wheeler hit them- got damage- then me, then a RV came along-same thing- then a SUV with 7 month preg girl in it hit them and tipped over on its side- she slide about 50 feet or so and came to rest on its side (drivers side down) about 2' from the back of my car- still the trucks and cars were coming- It took about 5 mins to get people to realize there was something wrong- but it seemed forever before everyone started to slow down!!! I don't think I stopped shaking until the next morning- guess it wasn't my night to die!!! LOLThe car was totaled. I had to ship some of my stuff home and get a flight back to Mass. I received a lot of help from the local Congregation of Jehovah Witnesses in Gallup and also from the Congregation in Albuquerque. A sister from Gallup picked me up Friday morning and brought me to get the boxes at the UPS store. We then went to the car and packed just what I really wanted to keep. She was going to find a home for the rest of my stuff. We then went back to UPS and mailed out 5 boxes for home. She later came back and got me to have dinner with her, her husband and two young daughters. The next morning the same sister was back to pick me up at 6:30a.m., so I could catch the Greyhound bus to Albuquerque. I arrived in Albuquerque at 10 a.m. When I arrived a Witness family was there to meet me - to take me to the airport for my 12:05 flight. I made my flight and arrived in Boston at 12:30 a.m. on Sunday. My son Dave picked me up....needless to say I was totally wiped out by then. Now I have to re-group, get another vehicle....cause I'm not done with my walkabout yet!!!!!
I want to take a moment to thank EVERYONE who came to my aid in New Mexico. If it wasn't for your help I would have been in really bad shape. So....THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU- VERY MUCH!!!! It is wonderful to belong to such a loving Christian family!
I'll be back soon with more of an update...Until then take care everyone- Love Donna
SEE PICTURES IN ALBUM #74:http://picasaweb.google.com/Pandadmd5880
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