TOTAL MILES BIKED - 1,283
From the Captain: Not a good day! Sunny and warm when we left Langtry and headed immediately into hills and headwinds and could feel the fatigue in our legs. We were doubting that we would make Del Rio 61 miles away. With rest, stretch, and eating stops it took us 4 hours to get us to Comstock 31 miles from Langtry.
Leaving Comstock, which should have started a downhill, we jammed the chain. It was jammed so bad that I couldn't begin to budge it without damaging the frame or sprockets. The only choice we had was to load up the bike and drive to Del Rio for repairs.
Hopefully when we drive back to Comstock to pick up the route, the winds will have changed. The legs are enjoying the rest tonight.
From the Stoker: Not a totally bad day. We did get 31 tough miles out of the way and besides ranch land, we saw wild Evening Primrose flowers along the sides of the road, we crossed the Pecos Rivfuer which was very pretty, and we met another young man today, Bryan Gattis, traveling in our direction. He is riding to raise money for a health clinic that he had worked in in Kenya. AND we ended up finding the Broke Mill RV Park in Del Rio, 830-422-2961. It is a beautiful, clean campground and they were very generous in supporting our cause.
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