Day 5, Brawley, CA to Palo Verde, CA

We got up at 5:00 and our host made a great breakfast burrito for us with home made salsa. Perfect road fuel!  We hit the road at 6:18 with our headlamps and tail lights, riding for about a half hour in the 45 degree temps before the sun came up. We were treated to the aroma of manure riding through the endless farms of the Imperial Valley. 

We  eventually ran out of farmland when we went over a rise and saw dunes and the Chocolate mountains. We climbed and descended small hills most of the day as we worked our way past Glamis and over the mountains. 

Unfortunately we apparently can't go uphill on this trip without pushing against a strong wind and that was our story all day after the sun came up. 

I caught up with Jim at the Border Patrol checkpoint where they offer water to cyclists. I had nearly filled my 100 plus oz collapsible canteen so I didn't need any. 

We arrived at our hosts after 67 miles at a little after 3:00 pm, four miles short of Palo Verde. It was good we made the day as short as possible because I didn't have much more left at the end. 

 Nancy made a wonderful dinner with homemade bread and we watched the full moon rise over Arizona.