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<\/a><\/p>\nIt was time to head out to the pool area to assemble our bikes. The boxes will\u00a0 stay at the Hyatt, where we will stay for a night after our trip before flying home . . .<\/p>\n
. . . everything went together and there were no extra parts left over, which is always a good thing. The new hard-shell bike transport box\u00a0 emJay bought me for my birthday worked FABULOUSLY!!!<\/p>\n Our trip leaders Megan and Russ were also at the hotel early . . . with the rig they would use to transport our gear during the coming week.<\/p>\n . . . and the G stopped by to make sure there was room in one of the five coolers for HIS beer!!! They were checking the inventory and going to do a BIG shop today for groceries.<\/p>\n . . . after we got the bikes squared away, it was time to get our gear squared away for loading tomorrow. My new Helke compression bag system for packing is working GREAT!!!<\/p>\n Today my brother in law, who lives in El Paso, picked us up for lunch at the #1 rated restaurant in El Paso, The L & J Caf\u00e9!!!<\/p>\n . . . quite the place. We got there at 11:15am and by 11:45am the place was PACKED!!!<\/p>\n . . . it was our waitresses birthday today and she was wearing a special badge you could contribute a money gift to, so of course we contributed!!!<\/p>\n . . . after lunch away we went on a driving tour of El Paso and ended up high above the city on a scenic drive. Below us lay El Paso with it\u2019s 600,000 residents’ and just south was Juarez, Mexico with a population of 1.3 million. It was quite a view!!!<\/p>\n . . . one last stop before returning to the hotel was for the boys to get some beer. I am \u2018back on the wagon\u2019, again, after waking up at 2:15am last night, wide awake and ready to go for the day !!! Will sleep good tonight!!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A good night sleep at the Hyatt last night. We were all up by 5:30am and ready for the HUGE breakfast buffet that started at 6:00am. It was time to head out to the pool area to assemble our bikes. The boxes will\u00a0 stay at the Hyatt, where we will stay for a night after … Continue reading Day 2, El Paso<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n