Tough ride today! But most of the team finished strong. It was a long 100 miles with rolling hills and headwinds the whole way. We could really feel the humidity today as well. We have officially moved from the plains of West Texas to the dense foliage of East Texas. We also rolled through Hawkins, TX today, which, I'm sure you're already aware, was the home of Aunt Gemima. I suffered a gash in my tire at about mile 60, but somehow I patched it with a piece of small cardboard. I hope it makes it to Louisiana.
When we rolled into the Longview, we were treated with real southern hospitality. AMBUCS threw a pool party for us, and even cooked ribeyes for us. It was a great time! Afterwards, we returned to lodging, our second hotel in a row, cleaned up, and I took my Berkeley friend to have his first Chick-fil-a experience. He loved it.
The last 10 days in Texas have flown by, and boy will I miss it! The people here have been wonderful. Louisiana tomorrow! Here's a few pics of (1) a crew stop, (2) the pool party, and (3) steak!
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