It was a light climbing day. Delta stayed home today and the Sequoia got to go out to play. Delta whined, but the Sequoia deserves some time and I needed to see if Ben at Pathfinder in Manhattan had managed to run down the source of the creak when I pedaled hard. He did - and on very short notice. Thanks Ben and Pathfinder. Anyway - we had to get from the Guadalupe River drainage along which Hunt, Ingram and Kerrville sit and over to the Pedernales River drainage where Fredericksburg is located. I figured there'd be a big hill to climb between the two. Turns out it was just outside of Kerrville. Nothing compared to the last couple of days tho. It seems that hills do to riders what a slow boiled pot does to frogs - look it up. That's a colloquial way of saying that my definition of bad hills has changed markedly over the last two days. Today's version - meh...
You may notice that today's ride was also rather short when compared to previous days. This was by design. Susan and I thought a short day today would be best because we drove to Austin (where I now sit comfortably ensconced at the Pecan Grove RV Park just across the river from downtown Austin) after she picked me up at Fredericksburg. We wanted to get here early enough to take care of some chores (primarily laundry) before our rest day tomorrow. So - the plan for tomorrow is to do some exploring and eat some BBQ. Susan is skeptical. Turns out that Austin is having a cold snap. At least that's how I'd define it. It seems that Susan believes were's in the depths of a Siberian winter. This affliction apparently being common among the same set chromosome crowd, she is not alone. She says we'll go out when it "warms up". I plan for August.
I did manage a couple of pics on the ride today - both are historical markers. They're included immediately below...
And quite interestingly, we stopped at a truck stop (where else) to eat some lunch today and as we were looking out the front window of the RV, two different classic Mustangs pulled up to the same pump maybe 10 minutes apart. Both driven by the same guy. OK - that's too much for me. I had to go ask. Turns out the has FOUR and was getting them out of the garage since spring has sprung (mixed chromosomes). One was very interesting - it was a 1978 Mustang II. Almost no one restores these cars as they're not considered a classic Mustang. The other was a red 64 1/2 - and if ya have to ask you're not a Mustang person... They both looked sharp. As proof, I proffer these two photos...
Finally, our digs for the night and the restaurant where we ate this evening. Just in case ya can't read the sign, it was the Shady Grove Restaurant. Texans love "groves".
Oh - we unlimbered the scooter for tomorrow's tour of the City.
In closing, let the reader be warned. No ride report tomorrow as its a rest day. I'll still post, but anticipate cheesey tourist pics. And some details on the cold snap. Tonight's low in Austin is supposed to be about 46, tomorrow night's low about 42 and Monday night in Fredericksburg is gonna be around 35! So -in the cheesey tourist pics, anticipate that at least one of us will be in winter attire. If the "Accu"weather guys are right - maybe both...
Till next time
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