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A busy few days
... to get into the States than leaving and the lines of cars were very long at the border. Before getting to the US border agents there were people selling just about everything under the sun, and begging for money.
We drove home and to Star at Wal-Mart.
Saturday,
We spent the day in Yuma, AZ one hour away. We drove through another area of sand dunes and the RVs again were parked among the dunes. We saw many people ...
Visiting our friends in El Centro
... separates California and Mexico. This fence is patrolled by hundreds of US border agents driving in all types of white vehicles with a wide green stripe, attempting to keep the illegal Mexicans and drugs out of the States.
We arrived in El Centro mid afternoon and met our friends John and Bertha. John is originally from New Glasgow but has lived in the US most of his adult life. We know them because they have a trailer in Pictou close to us, and they also have a nice home in ...
Day Twenty - Hit Water On The Left Side
... along this mountain pass there were signs indicating high winds. There was very little, to no vegetation, mostly bare rock and the wind did blow. At the summit there was numerous wind turbines working overtime. There was also quite a few signs on the incline that were indicating availability of water for radiators and several emergency telephone boxes along the route. Riding down the other side was fun, but not ...
Keeping America Safe
... communities, their cobblestoned, guarded entrances flanked by banks of flowers and cascading waterfalls. Are there that many rich people? I guess so. And just for the record, Indian Wells is the zip code with the highest per capita income in California. Life is good here.
From there we passed through Indio, the transition community between the Rich and the Poor, separating the wealth of the northern Coachella Valley from the poverty of its south ...
Day 1 - Over, put it in the books
... later, the heat got the best of me so much so that I actually fell off my bike. John and Rosalie were there to catch me!!!!! All's well, I fine and had a great dinner.
Tomorrow we plan on doing 129 miles and according to the locals it will get hotter before we reach our next destination which is Blythe. We plan to start at 5 am to get as many miles as we can before the heat takes over.
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