Today’s ride took me through Del Rio and into the western edge of Texas Hill Country. The weather was nice but it got fairly hot late in the ride as the wind was (finally!!) at my back and there was no cooling from the riding. The first 35 miles to Brackettville were flat and went by pretty quickly but not very scenic. We all arrived about the same time and ate lunch at the Crazy Chicken where I had my first cheeseburger since week one. We picked up two days worth of groceries as we pedaled out of Brackettville which increased our load considerably. We had to carry it 45 miles to the campground. These 45 miles became more and more scenic as I entered Hill Country. I arrived at the campground at 5:00 pm, set up camp and got cleaned up. We haven’t yet stayed where there were no showers, though a couple of them only had cold (really cold) water. It works once you get over the initial shock and if it has been hot, as it was in southern California and Arizona, cold is good! We dined with a meal of Rice-a-Roni with canned chicken and green beans – pretty good actually and plenty for everyone. I did not have cell coverage to tell my beloved “happy birthday” but Gary was gracious enough to lend me his to make this special call.
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Entering Texas Hill Country
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