Uvalde, TX - Fri 3/16

Green!  We cross a hill and now everything is green.  The trees, grass, and brush have been brown for so long.  Now there are flowers, farms and butterflies.  Even a funny farm, as seen in the photo.

Our rear tire blew out with a bang about halfway between towns.  Good thing we had a couple of spares.

We are now off the regular Southern tier route taking a direct route to San Antonio so we can see the Alamo.  Today's ride was warm with gentle hills and a slight headwind.  But after five days of riding we seem to be losing steam and slowing our pace.

Miles: 48.8  Average: 9.1

It's incredible how a long bike ride makes food taste delicious.

I forgot to mention yesterday that we met a cross country bike rider from England, named Ian.

The truth from Ruth:  We ate dinner at a restaurant that was inside a sports, gun, and ammunition store.  All around the room on the walls were stuffed animals, including huge elk heads, bears, antelope, and even a mountain lion.  The sales clerk said people brought them in to display there.  I've never seen anything like it outside a museum.  But hey, this is Texas!