We got the heavy all day rains that were forecast yesterday. It started raining last evening and continued all night and through today. The weather put an end to the morning walk which was just as well as we had to be up and out bright and early this morning. Today was the tour of the Del Rio Border Patrol facility. This was one of several tours we signed up to take when we attended the Del Rio Winter Texan Breakfast last month. The photo was taken from our deck--yard was pretty flooded.

We drove through heavy rains and some road flooding on our way into Del Rio. There was quite a turnout in spite of the bad weather. The supervisor of the Del Rio station started off by having us view a short video which explained the whole border patrol operation. He then did another presentation which focused on what is done by the Del Rio station. I was amazed at how much territory is covered by Del Rio--25 miles of border along the Rio Grande in addition to covering the inland area. There was a time for questions and then we were divided into two groups--one went outside to see the different vehicles, boats, four wheelers, etc. that are used by the agents. We also saw a couple of the horses that are used. It was interesting to talk to the agents about what they do and how they are trained. Our group then returned inside to see and look through night vision goggles, see the rescue equipment, and talk to the guys who are on a SWAT-like team. The tour ended up by seeing their arsenal and processing area for illegals when they are caught. After taking this tour, I must say I have a much greater respect for what the border patrol does and the dedication it takes to do this job.

After the tour, I checked into Weight Watchers, and then we stopped at Wendy's for lunch. By this time both John and I were ready to head home and get out of the rain. We were both rather damp.
I spent the afternoon working on my new jigsaw puzzle and John watched some TV. We ended up the evening at Tim and Mary Ellen's playing Hand and Foot. The guys beat us both games. Oh, well, there is always next time.