Goodbye Texas, Hello New Mexico

Since I last updated a lot has happened. Two weeks in BnB time is like 2 months in real life. We have finished with Texas, and have entered New Mexico.

The last bit of Texas was fun, and because hurricane Alexander there was a cold front. It was actually chilly most mornings and the temperature only rose to the mid 70s usually. We had a day off in Amarillo, which was fun. I rode sweep into Amarillo which was a long but fun day.

Today I biked my first century (101 miles to be exact) into Farmington NM. New Mexico is my favorite state so far, it is so beautiful! I cannot begin to describe it - I speechless after we go around every corner and get a new view.

We had a day off in Santa Fe - what an awesome city! We spent the day walking around down town and getting new bike things we needed. I ate Tex Mex two nights in a row - yum! Santa Fe was really artsy and reminded me of a soth western Asheville.

Since I last updated I've had my fair share of bike issues. I got my first (7) flats. All of which have been caused by tiny little pieces of glass (except for 1 which was a huge piece that almost instantly deflated mt tube). I also put a new 9 speed chain on my bike... and then I realized the next ride day that my bike was a 10 speed. Obviously this caused some issues yesterday and I could only use 6 of my 30 gears. I finished the ride though! After the ride yesterday one of the leaders put his old ten speed chain on my bike. It shifted a little funny, but overall it worked really well.

Today was maybe my favorite day of BnB (although I say that multiple times a week). It was challenging but really fun. I also found a girl who I can ride with well on hills! I usually ride with Kate realy well, but on thw hills she goes too fast for me (I'm really slow at climbing). Today I rode with Leslie and we stuck together really well! There was a decent amount of climbing, but overall we were descending throughout the day. The final descent was amazing and right next to this huge canyon. I'm not sure how fast I was going since my computer was acting up, but it felt similar, if not faster then when I hit 42 the other day (SO MUCH FUN). Descents like that make the climbs so worth it!