Today was a 41 mile ride,but a lot happened during the day,as usual. We rode through Bastrop State park,which was hilly. We had to walk 3 hills as they were 18 percent grade,but actually it felt good to stretch the legs. It was very humid today and sweat is just pouring off of us,but luckily it was a cloudy day. We had a bigger group that rode with Gail and myself and after exiting the park,we met up with our sag veh. Moira is from Scotland and she spends her own money to add to the snacks and we had baby bell cheese,dark chocolate,and plenty of fresh water and fruit. After leaving her,we rode 8 miles to the town of Winchester and found the only 2 stores closed on Monday. But the second store had someone inside and we pounded on the door and she opened up just for us. It was straight out of the 1950's with Formica counter top tables,real coke in a bottle,ice cream,and deli. Now mind you,I can see the Texas flag out the window,and it is blowing straight outward. The wind was at least 15-20 MPH in our faces for most of the day,but we continued on towards La Grange.
This is definitely cattle country and we saw Brahma bulls and different kinds of cows. We also saw another dead armadillo and the turkey vulture was protecting it.
When we got to the hotel,one of the other riders had arranged for massages and we both had a 30 minutes of bliss. Tonite Gail is visiting with her cousin who lives in La Grange and they are going to have Tex-Mex barbecue. I was invited,but I declined as Gail and I spend a lot time together and to preserve the friendship,it is good for each of us to have separate time away from each other. Besides I traded doing the blog for her to do the wash at her cousin's house.
Yesterday we lost another rider due to a bicycle accident on bad roads. Besides chip seal,Texas has roads that are unfinished,and the rider slipped out in one of the grooves and broke her elbow. She flew home today and we are now down to 28 riders. Gail and I are very careful when riding and it is easy to lose control or hit a bad patch of road.
Tomorrow we have a 69 mile ride to Navasota,and guess what,it is hilly. Oh we'll,we get another rest day and that is good. We are almost out of Texas and another margarita!
Wendy, we missed having you come to dinner with us .... did you get your key lime pie?....or did Gail eat it? Ha, not really, but anyway we are soooo impressed with the bunch of you doing this!!! We have enjoyed following you all on this blog....have a safe trip .....even the neighbor kids are praying for your safety! Tell Gail we loved, loved being with her!!!
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