Day 24 was a rest day, in Tucson Arizona. A time to do work on the car and rest.
As reported Stephen had a shit of a job to replace the exhaust manifold gasket on the left side of the motor. At around 2 pm he reported the job complete. But he was a bit worse for wear, with cut and bruised hands and somewhat greased up.
However, job done. Then r and r but mostly rest.
And we were asked to join Sonya and Anty Verloop for diner at the hotel. A very enjoyable evening.
This missive comes from the hotel Penasco del Sol in Penasco, Mexico.
The day began with team 22, Graveltravel scheduled to leave at 7.01 am an route to Mexico.
We began ok but some 20kms from the hotel Steve was having trouble with the brakes. There was a wiring issue some days ago too but this time the issue was more serious. It wasn’t in the wiring it was the sender unit that was faulty. As has been the case many times, Steve had a spare. So we stopped roadside, before we hit the motorway system. It was t long and we were back on the road and headed to the first event for the day.
On the way out of Tucson we passed by the aircraft boneyard just south of Tucson. A huge numbers of redundant aircraft.
Then onto the Musselman Honda circuit for a couple of round the track and across the road to the NASCAR Tucson raceway for a couple of rounds.
The organisation had found some gravel roads, as they always do, to a passage control.
The countryside has changed dramatically as these photos attest.
Then onto a place called Why. And Why Knot. we had a bite to eat there before heading off to the Mexican Border.
The border crossing wasn’t all that easy. Some of us hadn’t received the relevant paperwork so had to reapply at the small two man office where the entrance and exit visa’s are issued. And pay again.
It took at least a hour but we’re all done and in Mexico.
It’s a barren entry into this country. It’s dry and hot. The buildings are either abandoned or collapsing. It’s a mess really. Not wishing to be negative. but not anything like across the border in the US.
At the hotel which is quite respectable, the first thing Steve did was to jump into the pool. I had a wee nap. Dinner is at the poolside now so I’ll sign off. It’s another day tomorrow.
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