There has been mutterings in some quarters that my daily blog is not arriving in time to enjoy with the cornflakes. I can confirm that I update it nightly in my dark tent but sometimes there is no signal so it is the next day before it departs. We are now going into the wilds of Texas so smoke signals could be even more lacking. I'll do my best. We had a lovely late start today, 8.00am and the sun was up so warmer.We were cycling just 55.1 miles, and the El Paso Hostel where we are staying couldn't take us till 2.00pm so no rush. Yippee, a proper bed and no tent packing. Today we crossed from New Mexico into Texas.On leaving Las Cruces immediately got lost and added a few unneccesary miles just for the fun of it. Visited Old Las Cruce Town which was 'real neat'. Saw courthouse where Billy the Kid was sentenced to hang. This is very prosperous looking area, farmland, pecan trees to the horizon and now also vineyards. I have been surprisingly impressed with what I have seen of NM. Green, scenic, prosperous, people extremely helpful. I had stopped at the roadside to have a drink and a motor bike passed. The guy went a couple of hundred yards down the road, turned, came back and asked if I was ok. Thoughtful. The roads into El Paso were extremely busy. Three lanes of traffic hurtling along. The family would have a fit if they could see me. EP is a big sprawling town with a huge history. Maybe more on this tomorrow. Alannah has picked up a tummy bug so rode in the van today. Another state down - 5 to go. Texas is the biggest .....still loving it.
Hi Jan, I've been to that court house and spent a night in el Paso. I stayed in a wooden hut with holes in with the wind blowing through, should have camped. Great reading your stories. Livestrong. R.
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