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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."

Monday, April 25, 2011

Livin' It Up in Langtry

Trailers for sale or rent, rooms to let, 50....dollars!
Yep, back in a trailer again. In Langtry TX. David now repairing a broken rear wheel spoke and truing the wheel. I'm looking at sardines, Beanie Weenies and Gatorade for dinner.
This gourmet meal cost $12.
The nearest restaurant is 30 miles away and it's about 99 degrees.
But this swell place has air conditioning.
Our plan was to ride another 30 miles to Comstock today and be in Del Rio tomorrow for bike maintenance and some serious chamois shopping. Instead, once again I'm trailer trash.
Now, what's the riding like out here?
Chihuahan Desert. Decent roads with no traffic because hardly anybody lives out here. Rolling terrain.
I've had to throw "nutrition" out the window. We eat to ride, period. And if that means full fat barbecue potato chips, so be it.
Last night in Sanderson I had gas station meatloaf, macaroni and cheese and Spanish rice. Later on it was chicken nuggets and mashed potatoes. This morning, at the same station (the only open place in town) it was a sausage, egg and cheese burrito and chocolate milk. But it got me here, 62 miles later.
Burp.
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