Lovely Tail Wind to Fort Hancock

We didn't have a good night in the El Paso hostel, shared with Lisa. Room was unclean, noisy music and talking outside but a palace compared to India. Left this morning with Dee, Merv and Todd and Dee set a cracking pace of 19 mph. Stopped at McDonalds for a second breakfast. Lovely. Traffic was fairly light. El Paso is an unremarkable town with a big history. 'The Pass of the North' sits where the westernmost tip of Texas meets Mexico and New Mexico. The california gold rush of '49 brought a surge of westbound traffic to El Paso. In 1873 the population consisted of only 23 Anglo-Americans and 150 Mexicans. The Rio Grande, on which EP sits has changed course numerous times causing boundary disputes between USA and Mexico. It is described as 'a stream, a mile wide and a foot deep'. With its closeness to Mexico, El Paso has an air of lawlessness about it. The ride today was quite uneventful, 54 miles of flat farmland but we had a lovely tailwind. Avg was 15.4 miles and I covered the distance in 3.30 hours. I was chased by 3 dogs but rather half-heartedly, as it was in the heat of the day.I shouted 'home' a couple of times in my best Scottish Accent. I could feel pins and needles in my legs with fright. We are camping in a school ground at Fort Hancock looking over at the boundary fence with Mexico. Hope we have a quiet night, the local Sheriff has already called round to check us out. No signal at moment.  Still loving the life.....