Day 29 – Whoa, we’re half way there…Whoa oh, livin’ on a prayer…

Miles Completed: 41.5

Cumulative miles: 1532.5

Miles to St Augustine: 1525

Today we rode in the Texas Hill Country from Camp Wood to a campground near Vanderpool, TX. But most importantly, we reached the halfway point of this “excellent” adventure. As you can see my total miles on my bike is now greater than the estimated miles to St Augustine. Unbelievable!!!

Riding in the Texas Hill Country is a lot of fun but also challenging. Today, we only rode 41.5 miles but there were four climbs along the way. The last two were especially challenging because we were riding 6-10% grades for about a mile each time. However, we were rewarded with great scenery and awesome views. These hills were challenging, but this was one of my favorite riding days.

Today is a Friday, and the motorcycles were out in full force. We saw more motorcycles today than other vehicles, which was great.

Today was also a cooking day for me. I was paired up with Mark and he took the lead on the entree. We started with cut-up fruit for our appetizers (pre-cut from the grocery store). Our main course was marinated flank steak and tuna steaks for the vegetarians, served with a lettuce salad, a hash that I made with potatoes, onions, and frozen vegetables, and sourdough bread. Finally, for desert we had frosted brownies (from grocery store) topped off with vanilla ice cream thanks to Dale who picked it up at the convenience store at the campground. Everybody enjoyed it and there were no leftovers!!!

We are hunkered down in our tents as a possible thunderstorm might hit us tonight.