| Route: | Big Bend National Park -to- Schulenburg, TX |
| Miles Today: | 546 |
| Total Miles: | 2,721 |
This was day one of the long haul back home. I have about 1800 miles to cover in three days, but we fell somewhat short of the planned 600 miles today. A slow ride out of the park, rain, and traffic in San Antonio were the reason for the 54 mile shortfall. Tomorrow should be smoother running if we can get through Houston will little problem.
Most of the run today was made on I-10 and I can describe today's weather in west Texas with one word: Windy. We were blown around for 400 miles and I can still hear the wind rushing over my helmet. The only good thing to say about the weather was that it was not cold.
The day started off well and we made for Marathon, TX for breakfast. We stopped at the same place we had lunch last Sunday; Johnny B's. Once again, the food was very good and I can safely recommend this place to anyone passing through Marathon.
We encountered the reverse change of terrain that we encountered when traveling west, only this time, the landscape changed from desert to relatively lush green. It was more than a little strange to leave the desert where there were deer walking around in the parking lot and in the same day be in bumper-to-bumper traffic in San Antonio. Texas is truly a diverse and large state.
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