Friday July 1st, Tucson to Casas Grandes

No matter how carefully you prepare, Mexico always gives you an opportunity to practice "adventure" riding.

Crossing the border at Naco was easy. No waiting, polite officials. The road between Naco and Casas Grandes is a disaster. Miles of construction with trucks and cars wallowing in the mud. For a while I rode through the deep gravel of the new road bed, better than the mud. Only in Mexico would workers cheerfully move over as you ride through their construction site.