Today we went all out! To avoid sleeping in the tent I've been carrying since Del Rio, we biked over 80 miles to sleep in an air conditioned Holiday Inn Express. We were lucky enough to avoid a very steep up/ down hill, and instead, we used an alternate route and had a long gradual up, and a long gradual down (much more enjoyable). We reached Valentine TX - about 40 miles from Fort Davis, hoping to fill our water bottles and grab a snack. Luckily we had extra water with us, because there was literally NOTHING there. We passed by closed stores and abandoned homes, but we did get to see the famous Valentine Post Office. Apparently people send Valentine cards to this post office (see pics) to be post marked, so their valentine receives a valentine from Valentine, TX. After we biked through the ghost town (Valentine), we proceeded about 5 miles into the desert, when we saw something that made us realize that God really does answer peoples prayers. The problem was he was answering somebody elses prayers. We were praying for cold water and a snack and God was evidently answering the prayers of our friend Samantha who is currently a fashion student at NYU. Out of the blue we came across a Prada store! (see pics and video below). It wasn't a real Prada store - but is an exact replica. Apparently, it is considered art and was donated by an artist from New York. I fail to see the art behind the structure in the middle of the desert, but we certainly got excited at the thought of being able to fill our water bottles (a fairly mean trick). We made it to Van Horn, and took a picture at the sign. Right after putting the camera away, the skies opened up! The rain felt like bullets, and the wind stung. We sprinted to the nearest gas station, ate a lot, and waited out the rain. The last 1.5 miles to the Holiday Inn were pretty tough given that the road wasn't paved, and we were tired from the long day. We are going to get dinner, then go to sleep.
Thanks for coming along for the ride!
Check out our route at the link below:
Fort Davis, TX- Van Horn
Check out a video at the link below:
http://www.youtube.com/user/Elliotsloyer#p/a/u/0/Gpdvtc7OwRM
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