The Crested Caracara, Mexico's National Bird

My odometer reads 4999 km total while the website lists 4972 km; and I’ve ridden at least 4 km with distance not recording. The other missing 32 km could be from rounding errors and cycling on non-travel days (15 km in League City). I cycled about 3000 km in the US in four weeks; and about 2000 km in Mexico in three weeks. My hotel rooms averaged $23/night in Mexico vs $45/night in the US. $45 was the most I paid in Mexico. I have not camped out in Mexico. Every town has a choice of hotels, I prefer to find one in town which is quieter than on the highway. All the hotels have A/C & TV; and many have Internet WiFi. The main highways in Mexico have generally excellent shoulders for cycling; and where there’s none, Mexican drivers are more considerate of me than Texas drivers. Lots of other slow-moving traffic is on the road and faster drivers will slow down and go around us. There are also speed bumps near every town or check point, and some for no apparent reason at all. They serve the purpose of slowing traffic to a crawl.  I have not felt threatened in Mexico; except by a Texan.  As I was walking down the street a guy stepped out of a van with Texas plates.  I greeted him with a friendly “I thought I was the only tourist in Mexico”.  “I’m not a tourist” he replied.  “Do you live here” I said.  Angrily now “I’m Jesus Christ and if you f*** with me, I ‘m going to f***ing kill you!”  I briskly walked away.

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