We are 5 miles from the Mexican border in an isolated national park. We have a liesurely morning, take off later for a hike in the park, Ted is slightly ahead as I shoot some photos, a car stops, and out steps Bonnie and Surinder Khanna, our neighbors from Calgary, members of our ski and wine clubs! Talk about coincidence, it was meant to be! We have a lovely short visit, swap war stories and suggestions, they take off for the 40 mile drive back to their RV site and we take our walk. Amazing!
Next day, we do the 21 mile scenic drive over dirt roads, fantastic views, but as we had a maybe "wetback" come by begging for food at our campsite this morning, and ran into another lone Mexican at the half-way point in our drive also asking us for something?, we don't feel comfortable to leave the RV and go hiking in the desert. Probably just hungry guys but as one of the rangers was shot by back-country druggies in this park a few years back, we just feel safer enjoying the drive.
One of the interesting things about a country at war with its neighbors (keeping Mexicans out...) after I reported the guy begging at our campsite, they sent the helicopter over for many flights and the rangers circled our fairly isolated part of the camping area. As Ted says, you probably just cost the border patrol a few thousand $$$s.
Next day we head north through serious US air space, with huge fighter jets doing complicated manoevres just above us, very impressive, probably getting ready to help out our trusty soldiers in Afghanistan. Sadly, we receive a note from Deidre this week to say Mik is shipping out to Afghanistan again soon. I guess that's his job but I don't have to like it...He and Aggie had another baby boy in March so it's going to be hard on her when he leaves, as Antonio just turned one!
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