A saunter around town brought me to Catedral de la Asuncion, where^147
I learned about a tragic event in Hermosillo. On 5 June 2009, a fire
broke out at the ABC Childcare Centre, causing the death of 49
children. Most of the children died of asphyxiation—almost 100
children were at the centre on the day, ranging from six months to
five years. I can’t imagine anything worse! Today there are 49 small
crosses on the plaza, decorated with angels and bearing the children’s
names.
I wandered around town, had a haircut, went shopping at the
supermarket, and bought loads of unnecessary stuff. Included in my
purchases was a tiny thermal flask that I wanted to test to see how
viable taking coffee along would be.
Hermosillo – El Oasis - 77km
We departed Hermosillo in the direction of Nogales. The road ran
dead straight and pancake flat through the desert. I say desert
because that’s what it’s called, but it’s more a semi-desert or low
rainfall area and nothing like the Namib or Sahara deserts. The day
was lovely, warm, and a simple t-shirt and shorts day. We were lucky
to be there in winter, as I could imagine cycling that part of Mexico in
summer would be unbearably hot.
Besides a headwind there’s nothing worse than a false flat and we
struggled along via a route that appeared flat but was a gentle uphill
ride.