in del rio the guy who stopped his car outside the city to chat to me took me out for lunch. thanks james! after that it was a bit of a battle into some head winds but is was worth it as i passed Amistad resevoir and up into real desert country. made it as far as the seminole canyon state park where i put up my tent for the night over-looking to an incredible canyon. chatted to a group of students who lived on a ranch as they were being taken care by the state due to family problems. they all seemed so animated and asked me hundreds of questions whilst copying my English accent. anyway, it made me appreciate life a bit more thinking what they had all been through.
woke up feeling cold. it sure gets chilly in the desert at night! today has been incredible. partly because i have had a tail wind but mostly because i have been cycling through some breath-taking landscape. the foreground is barron, filled with cacti, small bushes and sand but in the background are these divine rounded mountains lying in a distant haze all around me. it feels pretty special to be all on my own in these surroundings. not only that but there are also some cool canyons and rivers which are hidden for miles and suddenly appear in front of you. am now in Sanderson which seems to have adopted some of the tuscon monastic trees which makes the town look idylic even though it is nothing special. managed to do 80 miles with 3 hours of sunlight still left but the next town is 55 miles away so am gonna take it ezi here.
keep on forgetting to say that i got the grant for my job in iceland. the training starts on 5th May so i should be going out the day before. am so chuffed, bring on iceland!
Attempting to ride a bicycle from the coast of florida to the coast of california.
