90 Miles to Fort Davis ....

Yesterday's ride to Fort Davis was long and hilly. Luckily, the rain had stopped and the sky was clear. We started out just as the sun was coming up. The first 39 miles were along I-10 and we had a nice tailwind. WomanTours had a picnic lunch set up for us at mile 48 because there were absolutely no restaurants or stores along the route. By this time, we had a headwind, but as the day went on the wind shifted to the left, right, and some moments even behind us. We climbed 4500' and I was in my lowest gear and standing at times. Our major climbing ended when we reached McDonald Observatory, where a lot of research is done on the stars and sun. 

Our hotel, Indian Lodge, is lovely. Today was a rest day and I cleaned my bike, did some laundry, and relaxed. Tomorrow we're off again. Hopefully, this blog entry will post successfully. It's amazing how dependent we are to the Inernet.

Attached is a pic of a Texas-shaped waffle, the McDonald Observatory, our lodge and my room with my roommate for 2 nights, Sunnye, from Florida. I should have taken that pic before our stuff was strewn around, but you get the idea.