Monday, October 11, 2010
Lockhart to Blanco to Kerrvile, TX...128 miles.
On the ride from Lockhart to Blanco we went off route and rode through San Marco which was nice and flat till we hit a wall in San Marco. I got to say it was kind of a shock to go from cruising along at 15 mph to doing a 3.5 mph up a bad ass hill. It did't get much better for the next 110 miles. Much harder than riding the big mountains out west where you NEVER see these kind of grades. From Blanco to Kerrville we climbed 3,100 feet with some 15 percent grades.
The Blanco County Inn was cool. A retired couple has fixed up this 30 year old property which still has old time charm with a like new condition. The Wifi worked in our room which is more than some of your better known chains can say. As I predicted before the farther west we go the better the Mexican food. We ate in a joint that couldn't have cost more than $150 a month to to rent that had better food than any of the yuppie stuff back east.
On the ride into Kerrville today both Cal and Ron took off like a bat and I could figure out why until I remembered there was a bike shop in town. Both the boys need a retail fix. I guess they need more stuff to carry up and down the the Texas Hill Country.
The Blanco County Inn was cool. A retired couple has fixed up this 30 year old property which still has old time charm with a like new condition. The Wifi worked in our room which is more than some of your better known chains can say. As I predicted before the farther west we go the better the Mexican food. We ate in a joint that couldn't have cost more than $150 a month to to rent that had better food than any of the yuppie stuff back east.
On the ride into Kerrville today both Cal and Ron took off like a bat and I could figure out why until I remembered there was a bike shop in town. Both the boys need a retail fix. I guess they need more stuff to carry up and down the the Texas Hill Country.
