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Based in Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati, we three are longtime single cycle riders. After early retirement, Karen and David bought a jumbo-sized Cannondale tandem. It's white (very), trimmed in red. We call it the Pillsbury Doughboy. We were joined by Bill, an old friend, on his 14-year old single Cannondale and made the call that started this adventure. He's supposedly retired but continues to find real work when he chooses.We planned to pedal self-supported across the U.S. in Spring 2011 from San Diego CA to St. Augustine FL. In beginning this adventure we agreed philosophically with Jean-Jacques Rousseau: "The person who has lived the most is not the one with the most years but the one with the richest experiences."

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Always a new challenge

Nicest rest spot on the route.  Rio Grande in the background. And No Dogs!
A short 33 mile ride today to Ft. Hancock. Today: DOGS. IN Mexico most were either too tired or malnourished to notice a passing cyclist. Here the dogs have a radar system that passes on news of the Big Arrival of our tandem.
Deciding we were the notch in their doggie collars, the mutt fraternity took us on...and lost. Usually in groups of three, we upped our moving average as I sat ready to deliver a shot of pepper spray if they got too close to my now lean calf.
Such is the advantage of a tandem.
The route took us through more acreage of pecan trees, newly plowed cotton fields, several sad ghost towns and one raw "business" center featuring a 711 in Fabens. And yes, a dog decided to chase us at the town's crossroad.
Ft. Hancock is an even tinier village than Fabens, but the survivng motel is clean and there's a restaurant across the road. And no dogs.
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