Today was another difficult Texas day. It started out dreary and cold and pretty much stayed that way during our entire ride.
The day became a little nicer later on (not quite so cold), but only after we were done riding for the day. Again, the winds were head on and brutal. And cold. The drivers in Texas don’t really like us very much, either. We had a few drivers give us some pretty nasty honks. A group of us got pulled over by the Sherriff because he claimed to have received 8-9 telephone calls complaining about our presence on the road. We’re pretty sure it was just one nasty truck driver, but can’t be sure. The Sherriff was very nice, but told us that we had to stay on the shoulder of the road and could not take one of the two lanes. We explained to him that we were riding in the road because there is debris and glass on the highway. His suggestion to us was if we saw any glass on the shoulder that we should “try to avoid it.” Thanks Mr. Sherriff. I hadn’t thought of that before…
After battling the winds for a little over 70 miles, we arrived in Lamesa, Texas. There’s not much to do here. And we had almost 3 hours to waste before we were allowed in to the gym at the local high school where we were staying for the evening. We decided to go to McDonald’s for some coffee and hot chocolate since it was so cold outside.
Who knew it would be this cold in Texas?!? I really wanted ice cream but, unfortunately, the ice cream machine was broken. Sad day. I guess ice cream would have just made me colder, though. When we arrived at the high school, we all rested, had a warm shower, and ate a delicious spaghetti dinner. Some 7th and 8th graders were playing pick-up football on the field outside where we were eating. Our riders got really in to the game. The guys eventually asked us to join, which a few obliged. It was funny to see grown guys playing football with middle schoolers. That didn't seem to matter to them, though. They got pretty in to the game...
I’m exhausted. And cold. It’s so chilly here. I miss Arizona. Sorry if this blog isn’t as witty or interesting as past blogs. I’m tired. I’ll try to be more creative tomorrow.End of the nineteenth day. And it was cold.
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