12/4 Tuesday We arose to some cold temperatures after having pulled the covers up to our noses in the early hours. At 7 the temp was 49, then 2 hours later it was down to 47 with NOAA showing the official temp at 44. Checking around I felt warmer as Houston and northern Florida are 39. Looking at the New York City area, there high through the weekend will not even get close to our current low temperature.
Thinking back a few days ago when we went to Nuevo Progresso, Mexico, I forgot to mention our experience coming through the border checkpoint into Texas. There was only guard for the walking traffic, thus there was a line. They had widows so you could watch the cars going through. They had a dog that was checking every vehicle. He suddenly acted a bit different on one car. The guards were opening the trunk and the dog walked away a few feet, then turned and jumped into the trunk – busted. The car was moved to another area for a more intense inspection. Meantime the Border Patrol stopped a car that had over $1M in marijuana so there are individuals that are attempting to smuggle drugs into the US. In the case of this driver, he took off and dove into the Rio Grande and swam back to Mexico. Meantime the drugs belonged to the Border Patrol.
