First up, is the date report. Gotta admit, I had a great time on the twisted sisters. The roads were in good condition, they were challenging and there was practically no other traffic on them. It is probably a different story on the weekends, but on a Thursday morning, it was almost perfect. So if the opportunity came up again, I would definitely have a second date with the three twisted sisters, but only in the daytime, these sisters had way more curves than I could handle in the dark.
From there I headed down to Del Rio, Texas. I took a forty mile back road at one polnt, where I saw two other cars the entire time. That was another fun road. The reason for going to Del Rio, was because that is where I went to pilot training almost forty years ago. As I approached the area, I started to see airplanes in the pattern, that just gave me an overall feeling of enjoyment. I couldn't get on the base, but I got as close as I could, and just sat there and watched the planes for awhile. From there I headed into town to see if I could find anything that I remembered. Del Rio has certainly gotten bigger, but it still looked like a typical border town. I wasn't really sure how much time I would spend there, but in the end I only spent about an hour looking, before I headed up to Marathon, Texas. Planning on hitting the park tomorrow and then head on from there.
Pictures for today: first up are some wildflowers that were along the road. Next up is a picture that was taken at the front gate of Laughlin AFB. Final picture is one of the first house that Diana and I lived in at Del Rio. It's a little hard to see, but there is another front door there, because it is indeed a duplex.
Present Location: Marathon, Texas
Today's Mileage: 411 miles
Total Mileage: 1855 miles
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