Day 63
October 18, 2012
Today we get up early because the next stretch is too long to ride comfortably. For once we are up at 6:00 and on the road by 7:15. Christof wants to buy some water containers before we leave town. We stop at Walmart which takes time, but gives us the feeling of being well prepared for the day ahead. [Read more…]
Day 62
October 17, 2012
The stretch of the route we need to traverse today has been troubling me ever since I first read about it. On our map it says to stock up with water and supplies because there are no services for the next 117 miles! [Read more…]
Day 61
October 16, 2012
Today is the day we are to cross the Emory pass, the highest point on the entire route. We have a wholesome breakfast, speaking to the various people that are gathered in the kitchen, and by the time we are ready to go it is already pleasantly warm. [Read more…]
Day 60
October 15, 2012
Hana and Andy come to say goodbye. Andy shows us a solar-powered battery charger and before we know it he has given it to us.
We thank him. He says he wants our journey to be a success. We will be able to keep the iPad charged in Asia where electricity is less common than in the United States. We are touched by this unexpected generosity. [Read more…]
Day 59
October 14, 2012
We leave the tent cover off so that we can see the enormous star-filled dome during the night. Without the cover on, it is bitter cold and we wake up shivering and frozen through. There are scorpions in the desert and we need to either take our shoes into the tent or – if we leave them outside as we have been doing – to shake them out before stepping into them in the morning. [Read more…]