We are always somewhere. At times it may not be where you want to be but hopefully it’s not for long. I am a glass half full kind of girl so, I will always make the best of being somewhere.
As we made our way home today it started off cold and cloudy but quickly became cool and clear and then warm. Perfect day.
We had our phrase of the day become “Big bump” as the roads were…well, bumpy at times. I got Bryan taking the same picture I was as I was taking mine. The trees in the country around Fredericksburg seen to be all doing. It could be a mixture of things from the freeze to a fungus or infestation of some kind but it was sad to see.
All in all another good weekend of riding and the wild flowers are blooming!
We took a run for the hills today and landed in Coleman, TX for the night. We went through Leakey, Brady and Coleman. Home tomorrow and hopefully it will be as beautiful a day at it was today.
Some random comments from the day :
*I’m glad those turkeys kept going instead of changing their minds like they usually do.
*Was that a fox or coyote? (pretty sure it was a coyote)
*What kind of mother %#$&ing convoy is this!
*I think that was my turn!
*Incoherent babbling as Bryan passed a slow care but there were rubber rivets between the stripes in the road.
*Well it’s a Gabbert ride now, we’re in the projects!
And the pièce de resistance so far…Aren’t you proud of me? I didn’t pass them 😁
Had to fix my headset that broke! #redneckengineering
….if we didn’t come into some kind of construction!
Seriously, we had 2 1/2 hours to go until home and lo and behold boom! A mobile stop light for a 2 lane road to become a 1 lane road!
Of course it was still w-i-n-d-y and overcast but it was a little warmer.
It was a great 4 1/2 days on the bike, it was good us time, relaxing and unwinding. We had some good food and stayed in some neat places too. We always look for the local and Mom & Pop places.
Now we’re home and already planning our next ride.
We started in South Texas, made our way into West Texas, then looped around and across North Texas and made our way down through East Texas to historic Gonzales, Texas for one last night on the road.
Texas has been s-u-p-e-r windy! We’ve got mad respect for those guys that do the Hoka Hey Challenge! We’ve been whipped by the wind and decided to call it each day when we could have probably gone a little further but these guys go and go and go! They pull over when they get tired to sleep a short time in parking lots only to wake up with a pack of stray dogs snuggled up to them….true story from someone we know!
We’ve had our fair share of bad weather over the years that we’ve ridden in – extreme temps, both hot and cold; pouring rain that we could barely see in; straight line winds for hours and of course the perfect days which by far surpass the other days. I don’t call them bad days because any day we get to ride is a good day.
Random things we said today: Ooo that was a good one (wind gust), I need to fix my jacket, do we need gas, lots of colorful language when a big ol’ semi pulls out on the highway chug chug chugging to get up to speed barely ahead of us although my favorite was you cumquat mother f$&%er, was that our turn, and Bryan’s favorite set to me having a hissy fit….dang it, my ear plugs!
We love to ride and haven’t done it enough recently, it’s time we get back to it…of course that is in between the bathroom remodel, work, lake house remodel, work, family time, and work.
Until next time, smell ya later road side smells and winds it’s time to chill, I would like to use my new selfie stick on the bike for some good ride videos.
And we are making our way home! Almost, kind of, sort of. We went from Cleburne to Sulphur Springs today and the wind whipped us the whole way.
Bryan also made it a true Gabbert trip by taking us through some uber sketchy places! For those that don’t know about our true Gabbert rides, let me tell you, it means that we went into sketchy areas or roads. Today, I’m pretty sure we passed Cabrini Green, don’t say his name…especially not three times in a row! Then after dinner we took what I’m pretty sure was a service drive for businesses!
Our day started off quite chilly and breezy. West Texas quickly reminded us how WINDY it is!
It wasn’t ride to Albuquerque March 2017 windy but it was windy enough to wear us out!
Made some stops along our way from Pecos to Cleburne, TX. We were able to see some historical places and some really neat murals. I just love old small towns!
Finally some time to ride ! We started off with a good breakfast.
Then headed West, where the West Texas scenery never lets us down. Stopped for a good lunch and found what could be one of our spirit animals while there. We visited a few cool historical places and continued on to our destination for the night.
Weather was fabulous! Cold and chilly most of the day but still sunshine enough to give us a little sunburned nose.
Paddle faster ….We’ve stayed in some interesting places but these mirrors have us laughing so hard!
Tales From The Back of the Bike 