Day Two: King Ranch

I will post more later, wanted to get something up about the successful completion of Day Two. It was 80.3 miles against a strong north wind. But the Lord saw us thru. For some reason He chose NOT to turn the wind around. But he gave us strength for the challenge. The picture was taken half-way through the day. Gig 'em Ags!

And here is the later post I promised:

North. North was the direction from which the wind was coming. And, north was the direction we were pedaling. That was true ALL day for both motions. Thus, we were fighting the wind ALL DAY!!!

It was cool, almost cold, in the morning. So we all started off the day will jackets and it was two hours into the ride before the extra clothes began to come off.

Did l say anything about how great Beth's support has been? The prime example of her above and beyond service came today in the cold weather when Darrell Crow asked desperately for a klennex handoff. He asked as he was rapidly approaching the vehicle. Beth stopped, jumped out, threw open the back of the van, grabbed a klennex and made the handoff. The Beth Flare came in the Heisman Trophy pose she struck as she made the handoff. It was spectcular. But it was fairly typical of the Beth Style.

We learned a lot today. We learned to focus and not give up. We learned the value of drafting. We learned it is hard to pedal north when the wind is out of the north.

We are enjoying the hospitality of Mike Bell's relatives tonight in Bishop, Texas. We said a tearful "good bye" to Beth. We welcomed Brigitte Little and Phillip Shero to the group. Brigitte will SAG for us for five days. Phillip will ride with us for two days.

We are all very tired, but spirits seem to be high. Tomorrow presents a whole new set of challenges. We are all expecting the challenge of the wind to still be with us. We need your prayers. Thanks for followimg our progress.

The Nav