5/1/12

I have not updated for over a week due to no or poor connectivity so I will try to fill in the missing days.

4/25/12:  I road to Alpine Tx but took a short cut on hwy 90 via Marfa.  Short cut was still 107 miles but Gary had done 109 so I took the sort cut to at least stay even.  I stayed in a very nice RV park in Alpine, in a little cabin.
4/26/12:  On to beautiful Sander.  About 10 miles from town I ran into a road block for a road race time trial. We had to wait at the block for over an hour until the last car finished their lap and they all left for Sander. The little RV park in town was not very fancy but the stay was made enjoyable by the attendant who made sure I had every thing I needed including having a beer with me.
4/27/12: Destination, Langtry its main claim to fame was that it was the suite of judge Roy Beam, law west of the Pecos. There was one small store, a ratty RV park and the Roy Beam museums.  I asked the lady at the museum about places to camp, she suggested the a couple on the edge of town offered their vacation trailer to bicyclers for the cost of utilities. A great find.  Just like having a small apartment for the night.
4/28/12:  Made it to Del Rio and caught up with Gary because he stayed an extra day there with a family he met in the local bike shop.  We shared a motel room an socialized with his new friends.
4/29/12  We left in the morning for Camp Wood and found a very clean and fairly new RV park 5 miles before town.  We had breakfast at what seemed like the local gathering spot after church and then headed out to see how far we could get.  We had caught a head wind for several days and were loosing strength.  We made to Lost Maples State Reserved e campground, an average good camp.  Every thing went smoothly until 12:30 AM when the sky opened up with lightening, Thunder and massive amounts of rain for 4 hours.   
5/1/12:  We are  now in Kerrville at a KOA and have dried out the equipment and are ready for dinner.