DAY 19 THUR 4/22/10 65 MILES

WE STAYED THE NIGHT IN ROSWELL,NM UNDER THAT CANOPY OF A CLOSED DOWN GAS STATION/TRUCK STOP IN THE PICTURE.IT WAS A STORMY NIGHT SO AN OLDER LOCAL GENTLEMAN WHO WAS AT THE DINER IN THE SAME LOT TOLD US HE DID'NT THINK ANYONE WOULD MIND IF WE PARKED UNDER THE CANOPY.SO WE DID AND EVERYTHING WORKED OUT.WHEN WE WOKE UP WE HAD BREAKFAST AT THE DINER AND EVERYBODY WAS REALLY NICE.WE MET SOME TRUCK DRIVING CHARACTORS AND HAD SOME COMICAL CONVERSATIONS.THAT DAY IT WAS STORMY,WINDY,AND RAINING ALL DAY LONG.IT WAS RAINING FOR MORE THAN HALF THE DAY BUT NOT HEAVILY SO I WAS ABLE TO KEEP RIDING.I ONLY WORE THE RAIN COAT TO BREAK THE COLD WIND.MY GLOVES CAME IN HANDY TO.I CALL IT FREEZING HOT BECAUSE I AM SWEATING UNDER NEATH THEM CLOTHES BUT THE COLD WIND IS BLOWING ON ME SO IM FREEZING ON THE OUTSIDE.ITS MY FAVORITE.I LEFT ROSWELL,NM AT 1:15PM AND WENT 35 MILES BY 3:20PM.TOOK A BREAK WITH KAREN ATE LUNCH AND RESTED.AT 4:40PM I LEFT AND RODE 30 MILES TO ELIDA,NM BY 6:45PM TOTALING 65 MILES FOR THE DAY.WE ASKED THE ONLY RV PLACE IN TOWN HOW MUCH FOR THE NIGHT AND THEY SAID 24$ FOR FULL HOOK UPS.SO WE PARKED FOR FREE WITH PERMISSION AT A HIGHSCHOOL AND HAD ELECTRICITY.APPARANTLY THEY HAVE 4 DAY SCHOOL WEEKS IN ELIDA,NM BECAUSE THY HAVE TO WORK ON THERE FARMS ON FRI,SAT AND RELIGION FOR SUNDAY.EVERYONE THERE WAS REALLY NICE.WE HAD TO COOK IN THE RAIN THAT NIGHT TO.IT WAS AWESOME.