Saturday, February 13, 2010

Bienvenido a Mexico September 7th, 2009


Riding galore and rain in the desert
So, where were we?  I met my friend Mycenea in Mesquite, NV, just over the border from Utah and Arizona.  We got to see her cousin's band play at the barbecue championship and lost some money at the craps tables.  The next day we set off for the Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon.  We spent a little too much time at the dam, though and didn't quite make the GC.  We actually rode all of the way to the entrance in the dark hoping to get a room and maybe catch sunrise at the canyon.  Turned out the holiday weekend resulted in ZERO vacancies, so it was 50 miles back to town where we got one of the few remaning rooms.  Apparently we were competing with labor day, the Shakespeare festival, and a livestock auction. 
So we caught the GC this morning and decided to head south to Mexico.  The cool morning gave way to cold rain showers, and got hot as we lost approximately 8000 feet of elevation in 4 hours of riding.  We breezed through mexican customs, though the american border guards suggested we surrender my pepper spray to them prior to attempting customs.  Turns out we were waved through with no more than a smile. 
Lots of cactus and lots of sand,  Lots of sweating.  A cheap and seedy motel had to suffice tonight since we got to town around 9PM.  Tomorrow we will look around and find a nicer place and hit the beach.  Tata for now.

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