Food for thOugHt, and more food, and more thOughts…..

Day 64. Zero miles. 1,365,765,678 calories. Being grateful for our lives, this adventure and refueling in Silver City for the last 2 day push to the Mexico border. Not much to say except we all tried many of the local eateries. These are the photos of my refueling tour of Silver City. Breakfast out. Yoghurt and sparkling water in the room, then an ice cream snack before lunch. Then we discovered an artist lady with the great cookies. Then we had pizza and sparkling water for lunch. We hadn’t seen Lois and Jon all day but they knew we were in town from the cookie lady. How did the four of us happen to interact with the same cookie lady? We met them in the bar for root beer floats and beers. Then we went to the grocery store- cookies and pop corn for an after lunch snack and to pick up lunches and fruit for 2 days. We ended the day at Domino’s Pizza. I have worked hard today to replace the butt that fell off at mile 58 yesterday. It is critical if I’m going to make it to Mexico. I did buy a new lightweight titanium spork to feed myself on future adventures. I have a plastic one but I had already broken one of the plastic ones and it has become THE most critical piece of gear!! Some shots of town with lots of murals. We are in the desert now too. And the guys at the bike shop were nice too loosen my pedals in preparation for packaging up my bike for the flight home. I have a good life, great friends and am starting to think about returning home to John and my family. Very grateful. Larry and Mimi will meet us tomorrow night to share our last day and arrival into Antelope Wells on the border. Our ride tomorrow is about 50% on dirt and 50% on pavement. The forecast is for sunshine. Mixed emotions as this great adventure moves into the last few days.