Tuesday, March 26, 2013

DAY 18 FORT HANCOCK TO VAN HORN, TX

HEADWINDS.... yesterday and today.  I only made it to the first SAG stop at about 22 miles.  The headwind was unrelenting and we had 50 more miles, mostly along the interstate (I-10).  Riding at 8-9 mph we might have made it for dinner plus we lost an hour as we switched from Mountain to Central time.
The van picked up four of us.
I have the utmost admiration for our riders that made it the whole way.
Tomorrow is a 90 mile day with climbing and possibly more headwinds.  Not sure what I will do.

According to our guides this has been a very difficult tour weather wise, hot, cold, wind, dust storm.  We are hoping it ends soon...

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