21 degrees this morning, like El Paso yesterday morning, but we're not inside a heated house. We heated water for coffee and tea and that helped while we were packing. It did warm up faster and hotter today though. We rode to the next town and 1 mile off route to the only restaurant for breakfast. We stopped to ask a woman if there was a restaurant and she only spoke Spanish. I said "comida" and got a lot of response that we couldn't understand but she did point up the street where we found the restaurant. Mexico is still just a mile away, I might add.
This was our next stop where we stripped off all the extra gear. The temps shot up in a short period and we needed sunscreen. At this point we decided to shave a mile or two from the mapped route and ride on I-10 instead of catching it a little further along. This would give us a better chance of making a push to Van Horn instead of stopping at Sierra Blanca.
We stopped in a gas station in Sierra Blanca (next to this place) and got snacks and drinks. A poor soul got a huge favor from the gas station. They let him fill his tank so he could turn around and drive all the way back to Tucson to retrieve the wallet that he left there.
In fact, we did make it to Van Horn with the aid of a tailwind, yay! We took a final break on I-10 for the final push-up to the pass and then down to Van Horn. We'll hit the Central Time Zone before Van Horn. 2 hours difference to my home, 1 hour difference for Jim.
Two campgrounds were listed on our map and the KOA was the best choice despite being more expensive. The shower was wonderful and we ate dinner at the "KOA Kafe".
Grassy but hopefully no goatheads!
The sunset was spectacular.
84 miles today and our first rest day of the trip tomorrow.
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