And the Winds Reverse Course

 After rains overnight, Karma and I took our time getting ready (drying out our tent covering) and basically organizing for the day. We slowly wandered up the hill to a general/convenience store. Much to my delight, the Baltimore Ravens game was on the satellite TV. I ended up staying through the first half, eating some tortilla chips with hot sauce (no salsa was available at this very basic general store) and chatting with the owners and other patrons.

We took off out of town for the roughly 30 miles to Comstock. Thankfully, the wind was significantly at our backs for the day. Although there was plenty of climbing but the trailer and a vertical position of riding, made for good "sails."

I decided not to bore you my dear reader with mindless photos of boring Texas vistas, because they are completely tiresome. I did however take a few photographs of historical markers and the Pecos River the bridge's shadow. Indeed the river is green! I'm not certain of the elements that make it green, but it was a gorgeous green.

At a rest area on TX Rt. 90 east of Langtry approximately 12 miles.

We pulled into an RV Park and I indicated I didn't want to pitch my tent but rather rent a cabin. They only accepted cash. I was short of the amount necessary. The manager offered to drive me the 2 miles into town to get the additional amount necessary from an ATM in a convenience store. In addition, he offered me leftover spaghetti he and his girlfriend had made for lunch (I gratefully accepted) and a baked potato that I cooked up with some refried beans and a jar of hot sauce I purchased at the convenience store.

Ah, to feel that satiated is lovely. I do believe however, I need to get some more fish into my diet to keep my legs going for the next few hundred miles of my journey. I looked at the elevation map and gasped. There are some significant climbs of 1,000 feet or more in what appear to be extremely short distances after I leave Del Rio. Austin may take a few days to reach! Ugh.

Perhaps tomorrow afternoon I'll get to writing my thank yous to lots of people in this blog. Some treasured correspondences I have received over the past few months have helped to motivate me to push onward in my journey and have made the journey spectacular.

To my friends and family, I miss you and love you. To my children, I love you, have always loved you and will forever love you.