December 22

Dec 22, 2008

My bus was 10 minutes late when arriving in El Paso, TX. So we missed our connecting bus.

I had to wait 9 hours in El Paso until the next bus East. I told them that my nephew was in Florida - he had cancer - I needed a bus going EAST - any bus. No one cared. Time ticks slow in El Paso, BTW.

I've come to call it Hell Paso - the armpit of America. (Long Story).

 You can't see my bags; they are at the very front of door One. I SLEPT on the dirty, cold, floor with my head on my duffle bag.

But I had a mission: GETTING TO GAINESVILLE, FL. I was already 9 hours behind schedule.

1610 miles to go...