Time for Texas

We left at the first sight of the sun this morning (the butt crack of dawn as we say) to try and beat the wind and the predicted heat. We headed out in the country again, passing miles and miles of pecan groves. I always thought Georgia was known for its pecans but I guess New Mexico must be high on the pecan farming list. In the flat land, there was a lot of cotton and fields of alfalfa as well many vineyards. As it was early Sunday morning the wine tasting was closed which is probably a good thing as we had 66 miles to travel today The Organ Mountains were off to our left and we knew we were close to the border of Texas as well as the border of Mexico because of the huge fence along a highway later on in the day that went on for miles.

We crossed the border into Texas late morning and were disappointed that there was no huge sign marking that crossing. Perhaps we were on the back roads that didn't warrant such signage but figured out we were in El Paso so therefore must have crossed the state boundary.The rest of the day was spent getting through El Paso with the last 8 miles on the Cesar Chavez highway which is a divided highway. I am glad it was a Sunday with light traffic as some of the crossings at the exits and on ramps were a bit tricky. Five of us went through in one bunch and I was in the lead pointing out the bolts, glass, nails, wires that lay on the shoulder of road we were traveling. It takes a lot of concentration when traffic is zooming about you so we tried to get through that section as quickly as possible.

The last mile three miles after the highway seemed to take forever as it was slightly uphill and getting very warm again. It was suppose to reach 80 degrees and it sure felt like it. Today I feel very tired, probably due to the challenging two days before. We also tried to press on today at a slightly higher speed than we have been going to beat the wind that has recently picked up and to get in a little earlier. Yesterday I made it in at 6pm, today we made it in by 2pm. I didn't stop for lunch, but ate my peanut butter and jelly sandwich and trail mix on the way.
Love,
Robin