LAREDO

Monday 25th
Loaded trailer of mangoes to go back to Calgary, really hot.  Had a nice walk with maddy in the sunshine.
Staying here the night after weighing the truck (on all the highways there are weigh stations which are compulsory to stop.  They are intermittent and you have to have your seatbelt on) Early start tomorrow, but we have an extra day to get back so not so much pressure.  We`ve just had peanut butter on toast yum.
Tuesday 26th
Well we did`nt get loaded last night afterall, waited 6 hrs, 10pm came and customs went home so we had to come back at 9am. The mangoes are from Mexico and bonded (which means no tax paid) so customs have to see trailer loaded and sealed. Its 10am very hot and sunny so im going to walk maddy while were waiting.
We still have to weigh truck and fuel up so it will probably be lunch time before we hit the road.  Hoping to get to Amarillo tonight but i think Lubbock is more realistic.
(weigh in: truck to heavy at front so we had to slide axels back, i watched them reslot while dave moved truck forward from trailer, learning something new everyday!)
The local birds are twice the size of our blackbirds, very shiny with blue/black feathers and a large fan tail, they screech and whoop, its fascinating to watch them.
On our way up through texas on highway 83 we passed ranch after ranch with deer and goats instead of cattle (wild deer graze by the roadside at night. they are so close i suppose one day we shall hit one) we also saw a few eagles, one flew close to the cab, amazing.