APRIL 24 (MON) Austin to Burnet  46 miles  9:00-2:00  10.5 mph

Practiced for hill country ride by biking 7 m yesterday-have NOT been biking-NOT sure if I can-plus gears aren’t shifting right.  TX (Armand) gives me 9:00 am start time-ready at 8:57.  TX stops .2 m to fix panniers-may be long day.  18 m-Liberty Hill-cookies & ch mk. See animals-7 donkeys & goats come to fence for petting & pictutes-don’t want to leave. Slow going-but it’s ok-beautiful country-almost no traffic. Stop in Bertam & then Burnet (where TX had heat exhaustion last Oct when biking w/brother Whitney).  Arrive at 2:00 but take 45 min to find  BW-TX bikes right past big sign. Nice motel-take dip in pool-water is freezing.  Eat buffet-not very good. Walk to park-lots of ducks & geese. Meet Bob (Viet Nam Vet) & Judy (from WI) who walk 3 1/2 m everyday.  I need to buy new camera so I can post pictures.  Tomorrow is a short day to Llano.