Day Thirteen - Rough Start to a very Tough Day

We had a great stay in El Paso. As we were ready to wheel our bikes out of the room at 4am, Robin noticed her rear tire was flat and one of the spokes was broken (freewheel side of course). Thankfully we had all the tools and a comfortable room to do the repairs.

On the road by 5am and got out of El Paso easily as it was still quiet. Unfortunately it didn't stay quiet and traffic got pretty awful as we headed southeast on route 20 paralleling the Mexican border. As we rode across an intersection, a small car came along side Rick and turned right immediately in front of him. They collided and Rick went down! Miraculously Rick and his bike are fine. In fact the only evidence of the accident are a small bruise on Rick's left calf, some duck tape holding his handlebar bag support together, and a small dent on the right side of the car. Thank you to all who have been praying for us as we are truly fine!

After that we had three more flats, climbed 1200 feet crossing the Sierra Blanca mountains in heat that topped out at 113 degrees, and rode the 115 miles to Van Horn, TX. We are so happy to be staying in an air conditioned cabin tonight and to have this day behind us!