Saturday, John wanted to ride the Willow City Loop. He said something about missing the hills when he's in the Middle East. I was happy to oblige, although I don't miss hills at all. Pete, Glenn and Dustin joined in to share the pain. Thanks for driving, Glenn.
The loop was only 55 miles long, but it had lots of climbing. LOTS of climbing. And sun and wind just made it that much more magical. I will admit, the ride was pretty awesome, and the views were spectacular.
I think John was sandbagging us (pun intended) most of the day. He rode near the back of our group until we were about 15 miles from town, then he left us in the dust (pun also intended).
Lunch followed at Hondo's where I had the most obscenely large hamburger ever.
Stopped off to grab some peaches on the way back to Austin. Perfect timing - ripe and juicy.
Sunday, I spent the day at the Llano River catching up. Hot sun, cold beer, and chicken enchiladas. Nice. Not so nice was running out of gas in Castell with no gas station within 20 miles. Luckily, our host for the day had a near full 5 gallon gas can that she was kind enough to loan me.
Coming home with a big bouquet of basil was an added bonus. I have them in water to root. Hopefully, these will make it longer than my last 2 attempts.
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Great ride, my neck still kills - need to raise my bars. Tell John I want a rematch, but want to start earlier in the day.
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