Travel teaches tolerance, patience, acceptance, and how to live in the moment. There is no greater gift.

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Old El Paso – no not the salsa! It’s our day trip into the historic district of old El Pasco. San Elizario.  We arrived in this district around 10:00 am. The place was deserted; no one told us it was a ghost town. So, we walked around and checked out the local mission. (This was part of the Mission Trail after all). Then at 11 am we saw a sign of life as a local business put their open sign out! This little bar was a biker’s bar called Shooters. (Not Hooters 😊). It was Taco Thursday! Tacos were $1 each, the beer was cold and cheap too.

Now apparently since the San Elizario Mission is one of the last missions on the trail, all the shops don’t open until noon.  It was a fun afternoon wandering around the historic town. Definitely a slower pace then the big city. We visited the only jail in the old west that Billy the Kid actually broke into. (Anything for a bit of history). We laughed whole heartedly at the shrieks of school kids on their field trip, when the jail guard tried (successfully) to scare them.

We found a local Mexican bakery (Sorpresa Bakery) and tried almost one of everything he made.  Some things I would definitely buy again while others were a definite acquired taste. I did realize though I really need to take Spanish lessons!

Now our third morning in Hueco Tanks Park, Jo (I), had had enough. Frozen water lines, cold weather….Melt Down Time!!! And I am not talking about the hose having to melt/thaw so we could put it away. 😊

El Paso (population 800,000) is a one of the biggest cities we have seen in a long time. So, against our better judgement, we are heading to the big city. Here we found a Home Depot to buy some Reflecitix. (Something to keep the cold out was a must).

Then we found an outlet shopping centre on the west side of the city for retail therapy and a hair cut. Now, I was NOT going back to Hueco Tanks. New Mexico here we come!

We stayed the night just inside the New Mexico border in Anthony at the Public House 28 Brewery.  While trying a few of their brews we met some nice people from Washington state who invited us to visit them. Then we met Terry; a local high school teacher who convinced Steve to change his plans and check out some different areas of New Mexico. Stay tuned…