Friday, October 15, 2010
Del Rio to Comstock...32 miles
We got a late start. It's like I kept saying, who wants to get to Comstock early or for that matter EVER? So after at late breakfast at the motel we hit the road about 9:30 and rode down to the local Wally World so Jan and Ron could get a fix. Lucky was grumbly at Jan cause she keeps adding weight to her bike and he thinks the added weight is can cause mechanical problems. "You buy one more thing and that bike breaks you fix the damn think."
On our second try we finally got out of town. We had a nice ride and pasted Amistad Resavoir which is the last big water we'll see on this trip. Nice lake.
After the lake we saw it for the first time. I just had to point it out to the newbies. Look, look, can you see it? What, what they yell back. NOTHING! Just absolutely nothing.
I'm looking forward to seeing the Milky Way tonight. The first time in several years. Cool.
About 3 miles out of Comstock we passed through a Customs Check by the Border Patrol. There is also another check going east bound out of Del Rio. I guess it's a back up to catch folks who might slip in at Del Rio from Mexico. The guards were friendly but the drug sniffing dog want a piece of our ass.
Comstock is about 50 houses, 8 communication towers, one cafe, one filling station and the Comstock Motel. The motel has been renovated and has real nice rooms. At the cafe you service yourself beer and keep up with the total. Not much of a menu but Shelia will put anything on the menu together in any way you want it. A egg on your burger? No problem.
Tomorrow we jump into the 90 mile marathon ride to Sanderson.
On our second try we finally got out of town. We had a nice ride and pasted Amistad Resavoir which is the last big water we'll see on this trip. Nice lake.
After the lake we saw it for the first time. I just had to point it out to the newbies. Look, look, can you see it? What, what they yell back. NOTHING! Just absolutely nothing.
I'm looking forward to seeing the Milky Way tonight. The first time in several years. Cool.
About 3 miles out of Comstock we passed through a Customs Check by the Border Patrol. There is also another check going east bound out of Del Rio. I guess it's a back up to catch folks who might slip in at Del Rio from Mexico. The guards were friendly but the drug sniffing dog want a piece of our ass.
Comstock is about 50 houses, 8 communication towers, one cafe, one filling station and the Comstock Motel. The motel has been renovated and has real nice rooms. At the cafe you service yourself beer and keep up with the total. Not much of a menu but Shelia will put anything on the menu together in any way you want it. A egg on your burger? No problem.
Tomorrow we jump into the 90 mile marathon ride to Sanderson.
