
A "short" ride was scheduled for our seventeenth day, only 57 miles. You have been riding too much when fifty-seven seems like a short day. We planned a leisurely pace that would get us into Fort Hancock near 3 o'clock when the school is accessible.

On my way to checkout, someone said "Jeff, where are you riding to." I explained, "to Florida", as I pondered how he knew my name. Duh, I was still wearing my vest, with name on front and back. At the next stop light, a driver pulled up along side and said "Buen Viaje", or "Good Trip". Texas drivers are notoriously unfriendly to cyclists, but they must not have been on the road today.

We are very happy to be in hot, dry west Texas sitting in shorts and t-shirts outside. It was a great riding day for 57 miles, but we missed Roger who went back to MN this morning.
As you can tell from each posting, weather has become our primary concern every day. Good cycling weather today, no precipitation, favorable wind, with temperatures reaching 85 degrees - a tad warm as we neared the finish. Fingers crossed that our weather luck continues.
We encountered our first drive thru beer depot and our first exposure to dogs treating bicycles as prey.
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