Proper desert now, sand blowing across the road and hot. We are expecting night time temperatures in the 30's. We are doing our best to keep Shu hydrated, she will drink around 24 litres of fluid in different forms every 24 hour period, albeit not the forms below:
We are also well into our first night drive, so the night regulations say Shu has to stay in the headlights of the follow car. If the car stops, she has to stop. We have lights on the bike front and back and Shu is wearing a fluorescent vest, as are all crew if they leave a vehicle.
There is beautiful moonlight across the desert. It is too dark to see but we are also about to be the furthest south on the route and 19.5 miles from Mexico.
Shu is looking strong as we prepare for our next change over of crew and stop for Shu.
We've ticked off one extreme; the lowest elevation at -187 feet. Now we are heading towards the Colorado River valley.
You can track Shu's progress on www.tractalis.com/RAAM2014
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