WHEN WE WOKE UP THIS MORNING IT WAS EXTREMLEY WINDY.RIGHT BEFORE I WAS ABOOT TO LEAVE KAREN CHECKED IF THE BATTERY WAS DEAD AND IT WAS AGAIN.SO AFTER 5 PEOPLE TOLD US NO FOR A JUMP AN OLDER COUPLE TRAVELING THROUGH GAVE US A JUMP.DEMING,NM WAS 60 MILES FROM WHERE WE WERE AND THE CLOSEST TOWN THAT HAD A PLACE TO BUY A BATTERY.ALL THE PARTS STORES WERE CLOSED BY NOON IN LORDSBURG AND IT WAS 11:45.SO WE DECIDED SHE WAS GONNA GO TO 60 MILES TO DEMING TO THE WAL MART AND BUY A NEW BATTERY AND I WOULD MEET HER THERE.I WAS SKEPTICAL ON WEATHER I WOULD MAKE IT OR NOT BECAUSE OFF ALL THE HEADWIND.IT WAS BAD FOR THE FIRST FEW HOURS BUT IT DID DIE DOWN TOWARD THE END OF THE DAY LIKE KAREN SAID.SO I PACKED A LUNCH AND A FEW PROTEIN BARS AND EVERYTHING WORKED OUT.I LEFT LORDSBURG,NM AT 12:30PM AND GOT TO DEMING,NM BY 6:30PM.I AM GONNA TAKE A LIGHT DAY TOMORROW AND IT HAS BEN 2 WEEKS SO WE DECIDED TO GET A HOTEL FOR THE FIRST TIME TONIGHT.IT WAS ONLY $30 WITH FREE WIFI.SO WE WONT HAVE TO SLEEP IN OUR 2 PERSON COFFIN.BY LIGHT DAY I MEAN 15 OR 20 MILES.I DONT WANT ANY MORE 0 MILE DAYS.EVEN 5 IS BETTER THAN NONE.I WANNA SAVE THEM FOR IF ANYTHING HAPPENS.
What, those Lordsburg people close at noon? They must think they're living Hawaii or Key West with Jimmy Buffet and quiting early to go and drink some drafts or those girly drinks with umbrellas and start singing Margaritaville on the karaoke machine.
ReplyDeleteGo Joe go - Jen. (Showing dad how to make a comment :P)
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ReplyDeleteLove the pics. you are getting to see some beautiful things and meet interesting people. What an experience. Those legs are gonna b insane by the time u get here! love u.
ReplyDeletekeep riding Joe, and keep posting the scenes, just follow the yellow brick road.
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