Considering today was a long travel day, not much here to report. We got out of New Orleans at about 4:00 in the morning so we could get a couple hundred miles under our belts before it got really hot. Regardless, by the end of the day we had ridden 530 miles and were hot and tired when we hit the hotel in Austin. One recommendation, if you're in Austin, don't bother going east cuz there's nothing there until arriving at Houston. In Houston by the way, you'll be greeted by absolutely obnoxious amounts of traffic. After some consideration, I rate east Texans right up there with northern Virginia drivers...
In some nameless gas station somewhere in east Texas, I did locate what might be the worse hand dryer ever to hang from the wall of a bathroom. I was so impressed, I actually took a photo of it:
If you're wondering if it functioned, I dunno as I wasn't going to touch it.
I have also re-confirmed that 100 degree temperatures, cotton clothing and riding motorcycles don't work. Therefore, I have invested in the following:
I'll also be buying some bike shorts. I have plenty at home but never thought to bring them along...
Tomorrow, we'll visit with Lindsey and then by the end of the weekend, head down to San Antonio for a day. After that, it's Big Bend National Park for a couple of days and then Carlsbad and Las Cruces in New Mexico.
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