March 22, 2018
It was nice to wake to above freezing temperatures this morning. No frozen fingers to thaw out on our coffee cups. Everyone was relaxed and seemed to take their time getting on the road. We all knew that The Bean was just a few miles away and in the perfect location for second breakfast.
The Bean is in the city of Mesilla, NM and is known for its great selection of coffees and other goodies. It is a must stop location for all cross country bicyclers. Since I was the last of the group to leave this morning, second breakfast was well underway by the time I arrived. I decided to have a blueberry and cream cheese turnover to go along with my latte.
As previously mentioned, this area is known for its pecan farms. In fact it contains one of the world’s largest. It seemed to go forever with large, mature trees that created a tunnel over the highway. The next time you have some pecan pie,you might just be getting a taste of New Mexico.
The town of Mesilla is also the place where William Bonnie a.k.a. Billy the Kid was brought to trial and sentenced to hang by neck until he was dead, dead, dead. The court building no longer stands but there is a sign and theme to the building that now occupies the spot.
Finally, we crossed into Texas via some back roads that were so far back that no one bothered to erect a sign indicating that we had actually crossed into the lone star state. For this reason the expected photo memorializing the event will have to remain among the missing. Tonight we are up in the west Texas town of El Paso. I wonder where Rosa’s Cantina is?