Tuesday, April 29: We arrived in Hatch, NM, which we have been hearing about for so long. They have been so excited about our arrival! Their Chili Festivalgrounds, not fairgrounds, have been upgraded with electric outlets and water hookups for our arrival.
On our rest day the mayor arranged for our riders to go to the "Old Geezers Club" as well as two elementary schools to speak to each classroom about our trip. Del Shields, our resident poet, songwriter and singer sang for everyone and signed photos for each classroom to put up as a memento of our visit. Everyone really enjoyed the kids as well as the old geezers. It was a fun day.
In the evening, the Chamber of Commerce had a fund raiser Chili dinner with wonderful entertainment. The chili was hot! The entertainment was a married couple who sang cowboy music - excellent!!! It was their last night in the area before they went to Cody, Wyoming for a 5 month "gig" to sing at a big chuck wagon. There was also an 80 yr old man who was an award winning trick roper in his day. He still had alot of fun, even doing rope tricks on a windy evening.
The small town of Hatch, New Mexico is proud to be the Chili capital of the World. In September, they attract 25,000 people from all over the world to their community for their (50th?) annual Chili Festival. They grow chilis of all kinds. Green chili has pork, Red chili has beef. Do you want red or green?
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