El Centro, United States

Wow! I could probably stop there, but then you couldn't laugh at me. Where to start, where to start? The trip was nearly over before it began, as I nearly got a hernia trying to lug my 500 lb. bike (actually 75 lbs.) back to the street after getting my ...

... for an early morning border crossing. There weren't any rooms or campgrounds in Calexico, so we had to settle for the Motel 6 in El Centro. In over five months on the road, I've only been scared once and this was it. The police cruiser repeatedly circling ...

Heidi is now biking down the hot pavement from 4000 feet to below sea level.  I am at the library staying cool and just letting you know that all is well.  I know you were looking forward to reading Heidi's pithy entry but she has to get those ...

... for us, that step was El Centro, CA...the 113 degree weather, coupled with the distinct smell of crap uniquely associated with the El Centro area, I thought for sure Malin wasn't a happy camper...but I was wrong!   We holed up in the Comfort Inn ...