Big Bend National Park
Trip Start Jul 19, 2013
42Trip End Dec 23, 2013
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The deserts and beautiful mountain ranges are a nice change of scenery - but the warnings about mountain lions and bears gives it a bit of an edge.
Our first night back in the van wasn't too bad thanks to a bit of altitude and strong breeze. That said, we didn't hesitate to check in to a motel with air conditioning the next night "to be closer to where the rafting trip starts in the morning".
The park is home to roadrunners - the first one we saw ran under the car
Rafting down the Rio Grande was a lovely morning and we learnt a lot from our chatty guide. Rich had a turn at rowing - briefly brushing into Mexico at one stage.
A visit to the starlight hotel (renamed when the town of Teralingua was an abandoned ghost town and it had no roof) was a great discovery. We drank cheap beer and margaritas on the patio while listening to cowboys strum their guitars. We also watched them drive home completely drunk.
Rich's travel tip #3 - save money on motel rooms by asking to hire them by the hour.