The Ride - May 5

Hello All.

Happy Cinco de Mayo!  Mona just made us an incredible meal - Spanish Rice and burritos with either chicken or beef.  yummy.  And, Shannon is buying DQ in about 15 minutes.  We score twice tonight.  To bad Bill is off desserts for the year. 

Today we were scheduled to ride from Fort Davis, TX to Kent, TX.  Kent isn't really a town but more of what used to be a gas station.  The distance is about 50 miles but included about 2000 feet of climbing.  Given we have been riding in a lot of wind, this sounded like a full day.  Well, we got through the climbing and about 10 miles from Kent by 11:30.

While riding out of Fort Davis, we saw some more fire damage and the McDonald Observatory.

Kyle spotted this rugged, rocky mountain jutting up from the hills.  It seems a little out of place.

We had lunch in the RV and agreed we would ride 18 miles towards Van Horn and see how we felt. Well, once we turned west on I-10 (yes we were riding on the shoulder of I-10 for 36 miles today) we had a beautiful tailwind.  We were cruising along at about 25mph and barely pedaling.  It was AWESOME.

Here is Kent, TX

We met the RV at the 18 mile point and all agreed we would ride into Van Horn, another 18 miles.  We got to the hotel by 3:30 and had covered a total of 90 miles.  This means we only have to ride about 60ish miles tomorrow.  SWEEEEET!

Kyle rode strong today.  His extra day off appears to have been exactly what his body needed.   Thanks to everyone who is praying for our safety and strength.  We will be in AZ in less than a week.  that is hard to believe!  As we were riding on I-10, I realized about a month ago, Jerry Hogg and I were in the Mother Ship heading east when I saw the sign for Kent.  Crazy how fast, yet sometimes slow, we are moving across the U.S.A.

If you live in AZ, don't forget we will be riding into the Bicycle Vibe on Friday, May 13.  I received an email last night and it sounds like one of the local stations will be there as we ride in.

Bonus Picture.  This truck driver waved us through the stop sign at Kent.  He had a cool load so I took a picture.