How can you leave such a comfortable and relaxing place,
owned by a lovely warm generous lady?
But all good things must come to an end.
We got a bit of a late start since we all wanted to be sure and thank
our hostess for her most welcoming treatment of total strangers (except Neil).
Our destination today is Fredericksburg ,
and we will be passing Ingram, our intended stop for yesterday – nothing missed
here. The 47 miles we will ride today is
again on the short side, and not expected to be difficult. Not long into the ride we transitioned onto
very relaxing country roads. A pleasure
to ride as there was no traffic or noise to distract from the beauty all around. Time went by quickly cycling through this
ranch country, with plenty of opportunity to see the wild life, as well as the domesticated
stock. All in all, a very, very nice
ride again today. Many times in this secluded
section of Texas road, one
wondered if one was on a road or some rancher’s property. The line seemed blurred but added to the
sense of calm and serenity.
Entering Fredericksburg ,
we cycled passed the local airport to arrive at our evenings resting place, the
Ladybird Johnson RV Park. Being adjacent
to the airport, we saw frequent small plane activity during the course of our
afternoon rest in the park. In particular,
we saw a bi-plane, which offered rides of about 20 minutes in length, take off
and land many times – a very good day for the owner. Eric, the youngest rider in the group at 22
never misses an opportunity to experience something new. Oh to be young again. Needles to say, he took a ride in the plane,
adding one more thing to his memories of our cross country trip.
For dinner we cycled about a mile to Gatti’s Pizza, an all
you can eat buffet place that seemed very popular as it was packed with
people. The food was good and the price reasonable. Not sure they made out with the seven very
hungry cyclists that showed up tonight. Satisfied,
stuffed and tired we headed back to our camp to retire for the evening.
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