Day 14 - Fabens, TX to Van Horn, TX: Third time zone
Monday April 13, 2009, 98 miles (158 km) - Total so far: 1,017 miles (1,637 km)
Weather: Temperature 50- 75, winds light out of the southeast, mostly sunny skies.
Today's ride was long, but not especially hard. We left the motel in Fabens and stopped at Mickey D's for breakfast, where the local townspeople were solving the world's problems around their morning coffee. They wished us well on our journey. Everywhere we go the people are curious about our trip. All the people we meet - from American Indians to local ranchers to waiters and waitresses - are all very friendly and genuinely interested in our trip. The first 40 or so miles today were flat and fast as we rode through large unpopulated stretches of West Texas brush country. There were almost no cars on that stretch. The last 45 or 50 miles were on I-10 or on a frontage road alongside I-10. That part was boring, and the frontage road pavement was rough. In addition we picked up a mild head wind that held our speed down to under 14 mph. It made for a long, tiring day. The best part was a long down hill into Van Horn, albeit on the interstate. Tomorrow may be the toughest day on the whole trip as we ride 90 miles to Fort Davis, including a climb up to the McDonald Observatory!
Until tomorrow...
Barry, Flat Stanley, and Share Bear
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