#vanlife; Northern New Mexico
{new mexico} I crossed back into New Mexico in the late afternoon, too late to visit the tourist info centre & late enough to call it a night in the first town, Gallup. I found a little asian restaurant for some well-cooked stir-fry, then found myself parking spot for a quiet night of Walmart camping. Well, I think it was quiet - I was dead to the world thanks to the pain killers from the dentist... Welcome (back) to New Mexico! As I was driving up to Albuquerque the next morning, the radio revealed that according to recent statistics, Gallup is the 15th most dangerous city for violent crime in the US.. fabulous. It wasn't a place you'd choose to spend a lot of time, either way. It was a couple hours from Gallup up to Albuquerque, where I headed to the old town district for a look around the historic square. There was a wide selection of galleries and shops featuring native art, an old church & lots of adobe buildings with chile pep...