Texas...TEXAS......TEXAS!!!! We were in Texas for what seemed an eternity!! There were a lot of highlights in Texas though, and it was a very enjoyable state.
Once we left El Paso, we were talked into jumping on Interstate 10 to reduce our mileage. Since we were going to be loging around 1000 miles with reduced mileage, it seemed like a good idea. So there we were trucking along on the shoulder of the road in Texas. This decision allowed for many highlights, two of my favorites being us partying with Mexican-American families on Easter Sunday and meeting Frank, a gentleman working at a highway rest station, who offered us a hose with cold water, some cold cokes, and some good conversation. Riding along the highway actually was probably the safest we were. Cars, and especially trucks, always moved over for us, and we always had at least a gas station every 30 miles or so.
There were so many things that we saw in Texas and so many people we met. I would end up writing a book. So, instead, I would rather just say thank you to Robert of Crazy Cat Cyclery for lending us his van and Scotty for fitting us in on short notice, Jared and Terri Self for the pancake breakfast delivered to our tent, Crazy Parrot for directions to the Easter Sunday Party, Tom Sharma for the discount, Dean Tedford for the repairs, Frank for the hose and Coca-Cola, Franks wife for the free Dairy Queen, Eric McPike for the comped rooms in Austin, Barbara Kreel for the phone and Soda, Richard of Richard's Cyclery for the repairs and anyone else who I may be forgetting! Last but not least, thank you to the Texas skies for some breathtaking scenery!!
