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They left the canyon with renewed interest in the vacation Alex drove the van the rest of the day In the evening they crossed the state line into New Mexico

Carmen was surprised to discover that New Mexico also had a city naas The only city she had heard of was Roswell…and Santa Fe, of course Jonathan wanted to go to Santa Fe, but they were already behind schedule They should be in Arizona by now

"Maybe we can do that on the way back" She told hi Maybe he was hoping tohietting more arid and it was broken with hills and valleys Alex stopped in Santa Rosa to eat supper and get a hotel rooht At this rate, they would reach their destination in tio back

"Is this Arizona?" Destiny asked

"No, this is New Mexico," Carmen said

Destiny frowned "But you said it would take us two days"

Alex lifted a brow at Cars look different on a ure time mathee of miles per hour, there are always other factors"

That was true - like all the detours and early stops Still, he was right This was the first trip she had planned and her experience was lacking He had the experience, but he hadn't been involved in the planning

"When are we going to caet to Arizona," Caraze to her "Tired?"

She sighed "Not really I guess I'm disappointed that we're not in Arizona yet too"

He s as much as the destination Wasn't that what you said?"

She wrinkled her nose at hihed "Relax We'll be in Arizona toht?" Matthew asked, his large eyes open wide as he fixed his gaze on Alex

Alex lifted Matthew to his lap "Probably not, but we'll ca, traveling again This ti The rain stayed with them until they reached Albuquerque They were in the mountains at that point, but it wasn't like Carmen expected The cloud cover reduced visibility to a short distance Soh that they had to drive slower