Night Driving
It is about a 6 hour drive between Colorado Springs and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Our departure times were later than I wanted, because I don't much like driving in the dark. And with the recent early-to-bed, too-early-to-rise regular schedule that gets Charlie to work on time (leaving the house at around 6:40 am) even late-night sitting around isn't great. Driving to 11:30pm is downright risky. And just to add to anxieties, we drove a rental car. Incredibly better gas mileage, but it sure handles... Sign in to see full entry.