4/26 (WEDNESDAY) LLANO to FREDERICKSBURG  45.5 M , 9.1 MPH, 38 MPH max speed to 3.5 mph, 4.58 biking time

Breakfast-met 2 other bike groups-1 going our way, 1 going opposite way. WHAT ARE THE ODDS-2 Groups, 2 couples, staying at BW, doing Adventure Cycling Hill Country Ride in TX-all from other states, except us. Group (all originally from Illinois) try to take a trip every yr. We leave 1st-stop for drinks since nothing on route. Go across bridge to leave. Wind in face-not sure I can do this w/all the hills today. Flowers line our path-can it be? The wind has shifted-now at back & side. Stop for break-OR (Armand) looks at map-not on right rd. Not happy. Not sure where we are. Find little house out of sun. Suddenly see bikers-start yelling-tell OR to run & stop them. Turns out our directions had  been reversed on map-bike away much happier. Tough climb-have to walk-OR bikes up-have to walk again-group catches me. OR way ahead of me. Stop for break-get to talk to cows-group passes us. Now OR not feeling well-heat getting to him like before. Go a little farther-stops again in the shade. Ram truck stops-everything all right? OR nods head-I say-my husband not feeling well-any way he can have s lift? WHAT ARE THE ODDS? Someone comes along (have only seen a few cars all day) at exactly the right time in a big pick up w/A BIG BIKE RACK on the back of his truck. He picks up our bikes & puts them on rack. ADAM FLEURY rides bikes & was on cover of Adventure Cycling magazine in article about biking in Fredericksburg. Takes us to Peach Tree Inn-4 very long miles away. Take 2 hr nap. Walk to downtown-so many choices to eat. WHAT ARE THE ODDS? We choose restaurant where bikers are. Tell our story. They have lost a biker each day-one went back to Austin & got car. He’s going to sag. Going to spend another day, but now going to bike to Johnson City tomorrow. Bob said he would pick us up if needed. Tomorrow is another day-OR is sleeping.