On top of the world…..

Day 65 Record day for miles. 80 miles today to total 2,683.6 miles. One day left!!! We rode our bikes down the hallway to exit the Motel 6. For our $52 room, Lois became the maintenance man, cleaning drains and unclogging the toilet. She’s one of the most self sufficient people in the world and a great asset on an adventure for addressing all issues head on! Stopped at the Javelina Cafe for coffee before leaving town. As we left Silver City we bushwhacked up the bank to get onto the trail. Had to remove pickers. First few miles were up and we stopped and chatted with a few members of the SC Bike Club. Then we went down and down which is always fun. We turned onto the dirt road for the planned rest of the day. The gravel road was in good shape and we passed a large horned bull and a donkey and lots of cows. I’m still talking to them. We arrived at the Separ trading post. Historic and stupid expensive $$$ we had ice cream and snacks and decided to go another 27 miles to Hatchita. The first 7 miles from the trading post were on the frontage road that was all washboard. It was sad that our last dirt section sucked. 🤬 then we road 20 miles on the quietest paved road in America. There were only a couple vehicles but of course the ones that passed were fed ex and border patrol vehicles. We arrived in Hatchita and had instructions to stop at the store to get the key to the community center. A couple of boarder patrol agents were there with a trailer and horses. And big guns. The community center had food, cots and a flush toilet. Spacious. And a stage just calling out for a performance. As I sat outside talking on the office with John, and man in a truck with a big knife stuck in the back of his pants stopped and offered us some fresh carrots, peppers, and squash. Then he just drove off. We await the imminent arrival of Mimi and Larry in a camper.