Rest Day

Today was a well deserved rest day.  Ad thank god as about 5am it started raining again.  Then it turned to snow.  Glad we are in the community school gym.

We just can't shake the bad weather.  Tomorrow we have a 75 mile ride to El Paso.  Supposed to start out in the 30's with another headwind of 13 to15 mph.    For me that will add at least another hour or two of riding.

Again thank god tomorrow we are scheduled for another hotel.

In the morning we stopped at the Poncho Villa State Park in Columbus, NM.  I was surprised to learn this was the last time (1916) that the US was invaded by a foreign force.  Columbus also marked the end of the US using horses and  started using trucks and tanks.  Also was the first use of airplanes by the US military. 

After the tour we crossed into Mexico for a lunch at the Pink Store.  A real tourist trap.  But it was a lot of fun with 45 other riders.  Lots of guys hit the tequila - which I (to my surprise) stayed away from.

Bubba led the charge.....

We are now heading back to the warmth an comfort of the school gym.   

Hopefully we catch a break tomorrow.