Day 36 - 64 miles. Silsbee TX

Another easy 64 mile day, sans hills, and with beautiful countryside.  We've been leaving hundreds of miles of desert and gradually heading into more humid and lush green terrain. Tomorrow we head into Louisiana where the humidity will gain some more steam. Experiencing this transition is so incredible.-Annie

Tonight is our last night in Texas. It's amazing how varied the country has been within the state, but I'm ready for a new state. Today we had our very first rain while riding, but fortunately it was only a light sprinkle. - Sueq

 

  

Day 35. Action shot

 

Day 35 - 64.0 miles Shepard TX

I still haven't combed my hair, but after riding over 2000 miles, thru mountainous climbs,  sand/dust storms and climbing hills with 20 to 30 mph head winds, I've realized that yes indeed, "I can".- Annie

It was was easier today since it was a shorter ride and not as hilly, but we are sore from the last couple of days. The place we are staying is eclectic to say the least. It's a whole bunch of little cabins which two women put together for their friends. Then it grew... Sue

 

  

Day 34 - 90.1 miles. Richards TX

Well it was another 90 mile day with 999 hills, or so it seemed. According to those with Garmins, we have climbed over 300 feet each of the last two days. Each day we rolled into camp just at dinner time. Tonight we opted for a cabin to give ourselves time to shower. - Sue

Notice Sue having a "bio break"-  Annie 

 

 

Day 33 - 93.6 miles. LaGrange TX

Well the rest in Austin was followed by our longest day yet. We rolled in tonight at 6:00 just in time for dinner. The ride was generally flatter than it has been except for a tortuous 20 miles or so through two really ugly state parks with bad roads. That part was not fun! But a lot of the rest of the ride was nice, and listening to a book on tape via our new speaker helped.  Now it's off to bed at 8:00 in preparation for tomorrow's ride of 85 miles. - Sue

 

Day 32 - 0 miles. Austin

A day off!!  We did our laundry, got our bike fixed, and hung out with Russ, Sway, Jack and Cyrus. A real landmark in the trip.

 

 

Day 31 - 45 miles. Austin

We made it to Austin and the grandkids!  The bike is downtown getting new brakes,  and we had another day of endless rolling hills. There was one flooded road to deal with where Matt fell, so we waded across and had wet feet for hours.  We were really happy to get here!