Motel

A long drive down into Southern Colorado today to Durango, following beautiful and perilous mountain roads as we skirted the Rockies and crossed the San Juan Mountains. When we arrived, Tom was slightly dismayed by the contrast in our accommodations but the Days Inn was actually pretty cool, with a kind of an old-school motor lodge vibe to it, despite the fact that they'd tarmacked over the pool since we booked it. Once we'd settled in we still had time for a stroll along the Animas River towards Downtown (though we didn't make it quite that far) before a round of burritos at the Zia Taqueria and a slightly over-excited wander around our first American supermarket trying to avoid the urge to stock up on root beer and weird snack foods...