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Pam, the sheriff and border patrol

Good ride today. 60 miles which puts us over 1000 miles of cycling so far! (See the KK mileage total above). At some point in our ride today we turned north. The road was long and deserted. There were a lot of Sheriffs and Border Patrol. Pam SAGed us at 30 miles and then every 10 miles. This is for safety (no cell service) and to provide a respite from the sun. At our 40 mile meet up she had a story. She had been pulled over by 5 sheriff and BP cars. Apparently this road is considered a high crime area shared by the cartel and ranchers. They inspected the car, heard her story and let her go. The Florida tags had caught their attention. We are staying the night at an amazing cabin in Vanderpool, TX called Peace of Heaven. Top picture is dinner on the porch of the cabin tonight.  

Short ride Saturday

 We are in Del Rio Texas today. Much larger town than last night. Walmart Superstore and Chic-Fila. Biked through an amazing water way and canyon (see our map from today’s ride). Met a National Geographic photographer doing some work here. Time to clean-up the bike and do laundry today.

West Texas is big

 Good ride with wind and climbs. We are in Comstock, TX tonight.