El Paso to Ft. Hancock

Well there have been some changes in this part of the world since the tour was here  last year.  Ft. Hancock now has cell phone and internet service!

We started out from El Paso this morning along the Mission Trail.  I stopped at all 3 and was able to go into 2. Rather disappointing for altho the mission sites were old, the buildings were from the 1800s and not particularly interesting. They were, however, the  most interesting part of the ride.  The rest of the was thru farmland and occasional desert with strong wind--mostly crosswind, sometimes headwind, and rarely tailwind. Plumes of dust blew across our path and sometimes dust devils whirled thru the fields.  The sil here is very fine and appears to me to be overworked and therefore blows easily.

There is almost nothing in Ft. Hancock.We stopped here because  there is a motel here and it would have been to faar to our next destination.  Thedaily mileage breakdownin Texaaaaaaaaaaas varies considerably and seems to be determined by motel availability.