Day 24 El Paso to Ft Hancock 55 miles

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Oct 12
Today I got up late and did not get underway till 10.30 am. A check on the bike reveals a broken spoke which means the wheel is slightly off true which means it is rubbing against the back brake, I can't fix this so I op for disconnecting the back brake till I get to the next bike shop about 150 miles away . I think this happened riding the bumpy sidewalks of El Paso, I must check my equipment more often, I think I have been lucky so far.
The wind is side on at first then behind me so I cover the last 24 miles of the journey in record time, the scenery is flat , nothing to write home about - so I wont ! Into Fort Hancock, a bleak town if ever there was one, a cheap and grubby motel will be my home tonight as there is no camping for miles.

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