Had a great time riding with nephew Jeremy today. Jeremy lives in Austin and drove up in the early am to meet us in Blanco for the start of the ride. He joined my regular riding group of Jim, Doug & Sue.
We had cool weather and overcast skies for all of the 62 mile ride from Blanco to Lockhart. Our lunch stop today was the "Texas Pie Co.", where I had a slice of excellent Blackberry pie. Since it was a short day, we finished by 2:30 and stopped at Lilli's bar in Lockhart for a couple of beers. Lilli's was a good old honkey tonk bar with jars of pickled eggs and pig's feet on the bar, C & W on the juke box, and a couple of pool tables in the back.
After dinner, Bubba arranged for Bill McArthur to discuss his experiences with the space program. A few years ago, Bill had spent 190 days aboard the international space station. It was great to discuss Bill's first hand stories and recollections.
Tomorrow, the weather forecast is showing a high probability of rain. So we may be pedaling in the cool, damp Hill Country. We have yet to ride in rain, and I realize that we may not be able to dodge this bullet forever.
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