MARCH 22

Sorry, guys. the signal is still too weak to upload pictures. but I can at least tell you about my eventful day. thismorning at the lodge sheila called out to me. she had found a german woman among the other guest. the lady Iis from eckernfoerde. germany but now lives in the usa and the parents of her daugher-in-law live in fairport, ny. smallworld! we had the road almost all to ourselves today until shortly before las cruces--- except for some cows grazing right on the side of the road after we left the lodge. We rode about 9 miles downhill then about 3 up, but Iit wasn't unpleasant. the rest of the way was relatively flat. the only big problem was that, when the road made a right turn we had terrible crosswinds. when the road mad a left turn, we had a tailwind. but it felt good riding today. my legs felt like pistons working.stopped in a little place called arrey for a hersey bar. then stopped at hatch for lunch. this part of NM is known for its pecan trees and chili peppers. (Hartmut, dass war die schaerfste salsa, die ich jemals gegessen habe!) had some great tacos for lunch nafter 51 miles and wanted the waigtress to hurry a little with our bill because we still had 37 to go. that's when the crosswinds got strong. but made it into the motel at 4 45, showered and ate. then helen and I walked down to the ice cream place for a frozen custard. 88 miles is a long day.___________88 meilen ist ein langer tag, war aber nicht so schlimm. traf eine frau aus eckernfoerde. war lustig, deutsch zu schwetzen. machmal war die luft heute guenstig, manchmal nicht. dies teil new mexico ist fuer sein chilis and seine pecanbaeume bekannt.