Bracketville to Campwood, TX

We left the fort and headed out of town toward RD 334. It was back roads and that terrible chip seal for a bumpy ride again. We had some up and down hills and though there was scrub, it was taller, greener and there were more trees on this ride.

I think everyone is feeling a little bit tired. After all, we have been on the road for most of March. The blowing winds and bumpy roads can get wearing after a fashion. I stopped to take a picture of a dead armadillo. Little did I know we would see several more further down the road. Some of my bike mates were laughing, especially ones who have seen plenty of armadillos on the side of the road before.Hey, I'm from New England, and these creatures are an oddity to me!

Further on we met a disheartened rider who was also sick of the bumpy road and the wind. We hung out together and she rode with us, at a much slower pace than she usually did for the company. We finally hit the Nueces River where there was actually some WATER! All of the creeks and rivers we have been crossing lately have just been a pile of dry beds. This had a beautiful view, and wide open expanse so we went down by the river and I soaked my feet for a little while and took an nice stretch and rested. A few miles down the road was our hotel . Our ride today was 48.8 miles.. They have a lovely little fabric shop for quilts here at the Wooddbine Hotel and do mostly on-line sales. If any of you are interested, their website is wwww.suziequilts.com. They stock some very different fabrics than what I have seen. We were pleasantly surprised to find a little cafe open for a late lunch. For some reason, most places close up by 2pm or are not open on Tuesdays in this small town. We definitely are in the bible belt from the crucifixes on the cafe walls to the open bible on the dresser.

I believe we have some hill climbing to do tomorrow, no fooling!
We are just about 1/2 way across the country already. Now that's pretty special!!!