Wednesday & Thursday June 1st & 2nd, 2016
Days 5 & 6.
I made a late and slow start for the day.
I still felt a little tired from the previous days’ trip.
The weather forecast for the area called for lovely high 60’s to low 70’s ‘F (16 – 22’C), clear blue skies and no rain.
Nice! I could handle that!
The distance was comfortable enough and do-able.
So at 9:30 a.m. I set off after “fielding” a flurry of phone calls from Pete who was just as excited and looking forward to seeing me again.
So the interstate system was again going to be my friend for the day.
My only detours or hold ups/snags would be when I left the interstate in search of stateline crossing signs for my obligatory photo ops.
Arriving at Pete’s just before sundown, we reminisced about our days in Coprus Christi late into the night.
We hung out again the whole of the next day (among laundry and fueling up my bike and riding in his new Prius – which was quite a pleasant and surprising experience. Those vehicles really do have some spunk!) and enjoyed lunch at a Jamaican “dive” close by. Great cooking. Wonderful meal of plantains, rice and beans washed down with some Spicy Ginger Beer!
After lunch he took me shopping and stocked me up with provisions for the road, ‘cos my plan now was to turn back east towards Ohio after a stop and visit in New Jersey where my eldest daughter currently lives.
I was looking forward to seeing her again. It had been too long.