Great news, Cactus lovers! I clunked into Salt Lake City today, arriving at my camp site destination. After unloading and grabbing a bite to eat I headed down to the local library so I could check the CCIB inbox. With Ernie staying in a motel with no internet access, and Great Uncle Derick on his way to North Carolina--whom, on a side note, I have not heard anything from since his departure this morning--I am the only one who frequents the inbox. As the page took it's normal 2-minute-load time I eagerly awaited for any lead to appear, hopefully one in Houston. To my great joy I found 3 emails all related to the same incident! Apparently, these tips all repotred that the victims are a family of six that has recently moved to a small town in northern New Mexico that lies in between Farmington and Aztec. One of the emails had a detailed description of the cactus...
"... Its sorta like a really large paper maché figureen. It looks kinda fuzzy, and it lights up as well. There is a long orange extension chord that plugs into an electricity outlet on their front porch. [...] It is a hidious being, really... and I want the CCIB to come and get rid of it. If it stays here to much longer I'm afraid my property values will rapidly decrease. ..."
All of the reports have similar descriptions, and this is the first time in many years that the CCIB has received such a high amount of sightings all in one place at one time. I am now altering my course to go and investigate. I hope to get there by the 16th to investigate this scene.
Ernie is still patrolling Houston, hopefully making some progress. I haven't heard from him in a while, so after I finish this entry I believe I'll call him and let him know of the 3 reports, and that I will not be joining him in the next few days.
As always, if you have any information leading to the discovery of the Christmas Cactus, or to report a sighting, please email us at
legendofthechristmascactus@gmail.com.
