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In other news, last week I went to Santa Rosa, New Mexico for the first time. Originally, I stopped to check out the "blue hole" (a large natural spring where you can scuba dive) but while I was there I read about nearby Puerto de Luna so off I went to check that out, as well, and I am really glad I did. Maybe not so interesting to some but it has some really old (around 200 years old) adobe buildings, a fairly midieval-looking church, and the Grzelachowski house which was the saloon about 100 and some odd years ago and also the site of Billy the Kid's last Christmas. The owner happened to be there and let me inside and actually chatted with me for a bit. Apparently, he moved there sometime in the 20s and his father actually met or knew (I couldn't tell which) Billy the Kid. He now has a collection of things ranging from 19th century household pieces to WWII pieces. Pretty cool. Oh, and I put my finger in the bullethole in the support beam (supposedly Billy the Kid shot at someone as he was leaving the saloon).
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