Awake 5:32am Temp 44 Mostly sunny Overnight: Deming, New Mexico
These last 3 days, Kathy's allergy has gotten worse. Last night her throat
hurt a lot & her cough was very dry. It's not like her to complain much
but today she's in favor of visiting the small Mexican town of Palomas, a
40 min drive from our campground & maybe finding some prescription
medicine to help the cause. Since this decision is firm, Kathy calls her
buddy Jeri from Florida to find out if she needs any medicine...she does &
Jeri gives her a list over the phone.
The drive South was great except for the strong Southwest wind trying to
blow our Suzuki off the road. The border crossing was typical, a short
walk across & a quick inspection of purchases when returning to the US
side.
In Palomas, we check on prices & availability of medicine with 3
pharmacies, then make the decision to buy nothing for Jeri....prices way
out of line. For Kathy, we were able to get Tesalon, (to diminish
coughing) a prescription drug in the US, but not in Mexico. The winds that
tried to force us off the road en route are now blowing dust in our eyes,
Kathy's hair & mine too & our clothes as we walk along the unpaved streets
of Palomas.
Shortly after we return to our bus, a fast moving thunderstorm with even
stronger winds & heavy rain pass quickly thru the area. By the time we
attend mass @ 5:00pm @ the Holy Family Church in Deming, blue sky was
clearly evident.
We both felt dusty from Palomas so we shower in the campground clubhouse
before dinner.
8:00pm Dinner: Pork chops, stir fry veggies in cream sauce, leftover
potatoes, carrots & outdoor roast + bread.
Late evening: Watch movie: "Beat the devil." The audio part of the movie
was not so good & difficult to hear & understand.
High temp today=67 Lights out: 11:26pm
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