Holy Headwind, Batman

I'm still waiting for the easy day on this trip :) Today was 75 miles from Fort Hancock TX to Van Horn TX. We climbed 2900 feet, but the climbing wasn't an issue at all. The grades were very gentle and were hardly noticeable. The wind on the other hand was constantly in our faces - figuratively and literally! Of the 75 miles there were maybe 5 miles when it wasn't an issue. Probably fewer than 10 of us rode the whole way today. It was just hard.... On top of that we lost an hour which now puts us in the central time zone. So, bedtime will come very early for me tonight. The temperature started out a bit chilly this morning but warmed up to comfortably cool in the afternoon - perfect for cycling. I can't remember the last time I saw a cloud. The scenery was pretty nice all day. We moved from agricultural land mostly waiting to be planted, back to dry scrub land and finally into some hill country. Not much civilization out there. We paralleled the Mexican border for the first 15 miles and saw many border patrol vehicles, including three vehicles finding someone hiding in the trunk of a car. Then we followed I-10 for most of the day - either on it or directly beside it. Yummy pulled pork sandwiches and mac & cheese for dinner. Lots of carbo loading for tomorrow, which is rumoured to be one of the hardest days of the trip. Hope my legs recover overnight.