Once again the weather report indicated we might have rain
today. At 5:30
AM , the skies were clear, but it was completely clouded over by the
time we left the camp ground at 8 AM. The fog
lasted for most of the morning, making any attempt to take a reasonable picture
impossible. By afternoon, the skies
cleared and the air began to heat up. It
was a hot sticky afternoon. We have
traded the dry hot air of the early part of the trip for hot humid days.
Today, many of the group expected an easy day of cycling. After all, we have passed Austin
with all the preceding hills and climbing behind and it should be down hill all the
way to Florida , right? Well, not exactly. Even though the elevation at the start of
today’s ride is almost identical to that at the end of the ride, we climbed
almost 2600 feet. That is what happens
when you climb a few hundred feet then descend the same amount, over and over
again all day long. Will the Texas
hills ever stop?
The camp ground we are staying in tonight is also a ranch. The owner’s wife raises cows for a hobby, and
the barn is only a few hundred feet from our camp sites. It is a perfect spot, relaxing, the grass is
the best we have had for setting our tent on, and the owner’s provided us the use
of a washer and dryer for free. The shower
rooms are very clean. The men’s and woman’s
room are two small buildings that looks from the outside to be an old-fashioned outhouse, complete with a wooden
door sporting a half moon carved opening.
It does have modern plumbing on the inside, but maintains the feel of “old”.
This is a five star ideal stopping place after a hard day of riding.
Our leader, Ken, knows a few ladies from a previous tour he
lead who live not far (by car) from our camp.
They brought us a very good supper of lasagna, salad and desert. Tom knows a friend from one of his previous
tours who lives in Huston. He showed up
today to ride with Tom, and brought a
cooler full of beer to the camp for all to enjoy. A cold bottle tastes so good after a long hot
day in the afternoon sun. A good way to replenish
the carbohydrates consumed during the day. J
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