Day 3 Journal

Our wake up call came at 5 a.m. as our leaders thought there was a time change due to Daylight Savings but they were wrong. (Part of our boot camp experience.) The early start did not go to waste as we had 870 km to drive to Juarez. It was a very windy day blowing the bus all over the road. We drove past rocky hills and sage brush where the antelope played. Our bus driver, Jim, pointed out the yucca plants that have been increasing in size as we continue driving further south through Colorado and New Mexico. We hit Sante Fe for lunch and the boys always bust out the hacky sack and football whenever they get a chance to stretch and release some kinks. The rest of the day we drove straight through New Mexico and had one last stop in Anthony which is right on the state line of Texas. That was our second visit to a Flying J truck stop and we snacked on beef jerky and fried chicken wings. They also sell all kinds of trucker delights such as jumbo bagged pickles and bumper stickers that read “Don’t Mess with Texas”. We arrived at El Paso at 9:30 pm where we were met by a fleet of vans to transfer our group across the border. Due to new border laws, our bus was not permitted to enter Mexico. It was great to finally arrive at Centro Vita Juares where we had a delicious Mexican meal and settled into our dorms for a well needed rest.

Cindy J.B. & Claudine