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| Dan Wilson with Kelvin Cai |
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| City of Rocks State Park (New Mexico, USA) |
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| City of Rocks State Park (New Mexico, USA) |
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| City of Rocks State Park (New Mexico, USA) |
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| Warning sign in New Mexico, USA. Dust storms can occur over there. |
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| Debbie and Kelvin with John Comé |
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| John Comé's creative collection |
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| John Comé's creative collection |
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| John Comé's creative collection |
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| With Greg Turp and Melanie Ramse Turp |
As many travellers have told us, plans will change along the way. I never thought it could be so impromptu. Don't get me wrong. It changed in the best possible way it could ever be.
When we were at Albuquerque, Kelvin and I were researching and looking up info on the possible places that we could stay before crossing into Mexico via El Paso crossing.
Plan changed! Alex Smith left a comment on our Facebook post called "Break South" and contacted his friend, Dan Wilson and he responded so swiftly. There we were... headed to Deming, New Mexico instead.
After we left Albuquerque in the morning, we were just concentrating on getting to Deming, New Mexico on time in the evening. Who would have known that Dan would actually come up to me at the Phillips 66 gas station near the Lemitar exit on I25 highway (South) in the afternoon and say hi? I was in shock! I never seen him or met him before. Besides, I was expecting to see him only on that evening.
We followed Dan to his cosy abode and our week's stay has been great. We learned a wealth of knowledge from this seasoned world traveller which was so useful for us greenhorn travellers.
Dan graciously allowed us to use his garage to change our chain and even gave us tips on modification to the bike that will be useful to us like using a SAE connector to get a portable air compressor running. Trust me! We were actually thinking that hand pumps would work! Luckily we had a veteran to correct us.
Dan also gave us tips on sizing down our tool kit that will be useful. He has also introduced us to quite a number of friends like Michael and Becky Konshak and Greg and Melanie Turp whom we are grateful to have met.
At first, we were intending to cross into Mexico via the El Paso crossing but our plan changed again. We decided to cross at Nogales instead, so we decided that heading to Arizona next would be a good idea. We utilised Adventure Rider Tent Space and contacted riders who live in the Arizona area. Lo and behold! John Comé got back to us and we headed to Vail, Arizona.
He is a gentle man with immense creativity. Look at what he created with pliers, timing chains and assortment of motor parts. I am so amazed!
Unfortunately, due to the impending rain storm ahead on Tues and the next few days, we decided to get out of the storm and headed southward and only stayed at John Comé's place for a night. We wanted to stay longer but we didn't want to face a thunderstorm if we know that we can avoid it. At first, we were running away from snowstorm. Now, it's the thunderstorm that we are running away from.
We have been touched by the kindness of Americans and had a nice time in USA. We will definitely explore USA more thoroughly in future.
Greg and Melanie Turp will be heading from Deming, New Mexico to Algeria in March. We wish them all the best for their upcoming trip.
- Written by Debbie
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