Day 2 of Constitucion to La Paz

Dexter is feeling much better after a drink.  He is much more lively.  While I was giving him water this morning at 5 am (before sunrise) a mouse ran up to investigate the open water situation.  The mouse was big, with a very long tail and a tuft of fuzz on the end.  He sniffed Dexter's leg, scaring Dexter so that he withdrew into his jar a bit and away from the water he was drinking, but then maybe the mouse noticed me because he ran off.

Dexter, on a brief hiadus from his peanut butter jar prison cell. He's feisty again and must want another cricket!

In the morning I had to remove a bunch of ants from my food bag.  A new menace!  I think they were after the cheddar which we keep out of a bag so that it can sweat and dry rather than molding.  So tonight we made quesadillas to use up the cheese and 4 avacodos too.  It also meant we didn't have to cook with water, which is important because this is the third night we've been out of the city in a row and we only have enough to fill the water bottles in the morning.  Today was a hot day, and both Erin and I found ourselves drinking more than the usual 2- 2.2 liters of water we drink while riding. We will run out of water in the morning and cannot use water to cook tonight to ensure we have enough to drink tomorrow while we ride.  3 nights on one load of water stretches us thin.

We met a fellow cyclist today named John.  He is riding from San Francisco I believe, and anyhow saw Bryan, Maggie, Dave, and Uschi yesterday afternoon at 2pm between Ciudad Insurgentes and Cuidad Constitucion.  That means two things.  First, they are a day behind us.  And second, John rides really fast.  Anyhow, we will either see them again tomorrow or the day after it seems in La Paz.  Whether or not we can get a ferry, we still do not know.
Tonight a giant moth Erin said is called a hummingbird moth took a liking to me.  It kept flying into me over the course of an hour.  It is HUGE.  About the size of a large hummingbird.