It's been a short and uneventful 17 mile day. To keep things interesting i followed the Santa Fe railway in the afternoon, it wasnt quite like in 'Stand By Me' but it beat roads. My finish was an old railway town where the Santa Fe railroad meets the old Santa Fe trail, Burlingame. You could almost smell the history, and it was nothing to do with the dog poo on my shoe. Everyone i met was amazingly friendly-the library staff, Bob the sheriff, Jeanne at the Santa Fe Cafe(pictured) and most of all, all the guys and gals at city hall who went out their way to find me a safe place to camp. As predictable as an American Presidential election, the next few days rain came early. It's going to be an interesting few days, there may even be tantrums...