160 mile Christmas Ride

Jim getting ready.  It was 66 degrees when we left, got up to 76 mid afternoon, then back to 66 by the time we got home at 5:30 PM

Pat "geared up" for the day.  We're at a Circle K.  Gassed up and Jim & Katie aired the tires on Helen.

Jim gets the easy front tire, Katie does the more difficult rear :-)

Our first destination was Holtville, CA.  After riding around town and finding all the eating places were closed, we stopped here at Big Johns to make further plans, and take off jackets.

Highway 78 goes through Holtville.  We're now on the way to Brawley.

Chamber of Commerce in Holtville.

Large Barber shop in a small town.

If it wasn't Christmas Day, there would be more action in town.  Very little traffic, and most of the stores are closed.

We took back roads to Brawley, and cruised the town.  Ended up at a "Seafood/Mexican Food" restaurant. It was a good choice

A walled parking lot behind Christine's Cafe.

As soon as we got in the door, I knew we'd hit a home run in this place!

Lots of interesting wall decorations.  And some interesting customers too.

We're only a few miles from the Border, but when here, you wouldn't know which side you were on.

Pat had a Carne Asada Tostada.  Very good!

Tamals (tamales) are the Mexican tradition for Christmas.  Katie and Jim had a couple of them filled with shredded pork.

I went with the Menudo.  Topped with oregano, cilantro, onions with a squeeze on lime and some fresh hot flour tortillas.  Excellent!

Some ladies of the house.

Our waiter had a little trouble sorting out the bill, but he finally got it right :-)

Very enjoyable Christmas Dinner. We'll come here again.

Gas is expensive in California.  82 cents less in Yuma.

Imperial Dunes State Rec Area, near Glamis, CA.  Thousands of  Dessert riders and all kinds of equipment out here.  Lines of Toy haulers and Rv's with trailers full of buggies and sand rails.  We were riding 65mph, and some were cruising along in the sand about the same speed.http://www.californiadesert.gov/resources.php?code=impsan

A nice Christmas ride!  We're about 40 miles from home from here, and rolling to beat the chilly dark evening.  We made it back to Yuma in the sunshine, still with full tummies.  It don't get much better than this!

Inside the Dentist's lobby in Algodones, Mexico.  One of around 350 dentists in town.

We both had Pedicures today.  Pat is just finishing up on the hot wax treatment.  Since I didn't get the toenail polish, I finished sooner :-) We had "The full" treatment, $13 each.