We left Las Cruces after a good night’s sleep at the Best View RV Park, it was nice to camp after so many nights in odd indoor accommodations. There was no need to hurry; the mileage for the day wasn’t too great, and the next day would be a rest day. I wished we could have rode a little later in the day because there would have been more to see along the way. The town of Old Misilla had very interesting buildings and shops that would have been fun to look through; there was also a wine tasting farther down the road that would have been fun, but it didn’t start until noon; there was also a polo field – we all thought it would have been wonderful if they had been playing, I definitely would have stopped to watch. It was not to be, but we did have some pretty riding through the pecan groves, we could also see how the irrigation worked. When its your turn your field would be flooded with water while its neighbor would be bone dry.
Checkpoint was at the DQ 45 miles into the ride, Keri and I went across the road to the Subway and were later joined by Bob. We got to the beginning of “city” riding after five more miles and had to start paying more attention to our route guides.
After cleaning up at the hotel, Donna and Bobby formerly from Seattle, picked me up and we went first to the ariel tramway – great view! Then went to the art gallery where Donna’ worked. She had to stay for a meeting, so Bobby and I went to a brew pub for snacks and beer. I went back later with Donna for more food.
65 miles