Total KM = 712

Left San Diego at just before 8 am. Thought we might have issues with rush hour traffic but only noticed it slowing down close to downtown and again at the entrance to San Diego University. We both feel this is an area we could very comfortably live.

Nice warm morning that continued to get warmer until we saw a high of 34 C - a far cry from the minus 2 C last week. By noon we had our mesh jackets on and had gotten the gel vests out and activated. They are a saving grace - you get a bit wet but sure helps to keep cool.

We rode along the Mexican border for part of the way. You could see the fences/barricades to prevent vehicles from entering the desert from the interstate. Scenic ride through the desert. Stopped at Yuma for lunch - thought about our relatives who have winter places there. All sorts of cactus flowering - cholla, saguaro, ocotillo, prickly pear, etc. Very pretty to see. The phrase "lush desert" may sound like an oxymoron, but I think it applies to the southern Arizona desert.

Except for the copper strip mine just south of here it was a very scenic trip.

A longer day today but no place to stay in two of the small towns we went through so we are here in Globe, Arizona. Went out for a very good and cheap Mexican dinner - lots of Mexican people going into the restaurant so we knew it had to be good and it was. Some pretty cute little Mexican kids there too.

If you want to get a better view of the pictures we have been including in the blog just double click on them and they will enlarge, then press the back arrow to go back to the blog. If you do that you will have a better view of what we were seeing. For example, the one with the gull on the fence has a large family of sea lions (over a dozen) on the rocks below.

Tomorrow into New Mexico.