We learned a few things over the past days. Hills are what they are, wind is what it will be, and riding on or along interstate highways is as dull as dishwater.
Despite the fact that tomorrow we will be facing winds off 20 - 30 MPH with gusts over 40 (not my guess - check weather.com) we will be happily trying to make it to Navasota Texas. We figured out that AdventureCycling.org chose the pathes least taken for a reason. San Antonio was worth it though.
Navasota will complete 4 of 7 sections of our trip. We hope to be in Louisiana in 2.5 days. I'll have to brush up on my French so I can pick up on some of the Cajun as we head to Baton Rouge. C'est vrai!
Anyway, we knocked off 93 miles - probably a century if you count the ride back to the restaurant and convenience store - but we do not count that! So that is about 265 in the last three days. Moving right along.
As you may notice from the pictures I have shaved the beard. Yesterday, about 30 miles from San Antonio, I found a battery operated trimmer at a Dollar General. We were at the time eating left over pizza on the side of the store, so you can imagine the scene - shaving and eating pizza on the side of US 90 - kind of gross, but my kids were up in arms, so what is a Dad to do?
Today's highlight is our campgrounds - a beautiful state park outside of Bastrop - no rail cars. no highway, no indigent RV Park dwellers - just wind int he pines and Marty snoring his butt off... yikes.
Oh yeah - went through a town called UHLAND. Can't tell if it was in homage to Lance Armstrong's interview style... Uh.... Levi was great.... Uh... The team was just great... Uh...
Or maybe it was because "You Know, TX" and "Like, TX" were already taken!
'til next...
Jake
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uhland. too funny. so that wasn't oregano on your pizza. Good fiber.
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Barb
Dude, liked the beard. Oh well.
ReplyDeleteGreat progress guys. Hope the weather dude is wrong and the wind lays down for you.
ReplyDeleteWe all know as cyclist it will be worse than George says. [Jake you explain]
DBBC wandered out to Dead Lake Sunday. The restaurant is open... again, food blah.
On a lighter note the shop is still in business... : ] Stay safe, R
Two and a half days to Lousiana, sounds like another song title for the Country album I am writing about your trip. Don't expect the release any time soon as I neither sing nor play anything other than the stereo. So far the best song is a lively two step number that I have titled 'Fangs and Fiddles' about the dog incident but a close #2 is 'Back Draft is the Best Draft'.
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