Well I worked all night, cleaned out the apartment, put the last of my things in storage, crammed the car full and hit the road. I got exactly 165 miles before I realized that it was too hot and I was too tired to continue, having stayed up all night so I pulled into the last Colorado outpost of Burlington. Found a room in a tiny motel called the Hi-Lo which was proudly owned by Americans and felt a little bit like a Hitchcock movie. I was so tired and it was only noon but it had air conditioning and a bed. I slept the sleep of the righteous and woke up around 7pm thinking that I would hit the road. I took a quick tour of the town and picked up some trash bags at
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