Another huge breakfast at DARLIN’S DINER. Took electric bike out to show TAMI-she’s not riding today. Decide to ride E-Bike-glad I did. Our leader TAMARA-gives instructions-tells us about bridge under repair-don’t go there!!!!! I’m not good w/maps or directions. Follow GEORGE because I want to get back & bike battery getting low. Find bridge under repair. Tell us we CAN’T CROSS. Then say come on-GEORGE SAYS IT’S CLOSER. OK. Unbelievable-they put boards for us to get to bridge-narrow path-then see big ditch. Man picks up my 70 lb bike & carries it across mud ditch-then takes George’s bike. I’m down to 2 bars of battery-afraid not to make it. Get back around 1-Armand had bike trouble & gets in 10 mins later. Tells me that MARLENE fell off bike in pot hole. She’s ok-NANCY tested negative for COVID. We packed up & didn’t see anyone to say goodbye or to thank. Glad to get home to HARLEY & LIBBY-our friend BECKY took very good care of them. I’m grateful to Tamara & the EASY RIDERS for another adventure. Armand tells me they have another ride this Friday. I want to go but it’s only Monday-lots of time to make excuses!!!!!

FLATONIA- MOULTON-FLATONIA 26 MILES NOV 4

Ate huge, delicious breakfast at DARLIN’S DINER. Group meets & Tamara gives us directions (maps). Cold & windy-take lots of pictures of riders & COWS. Ride 13 m for lunch at KLOESEL’S STEAKHOUSE. Huge hamburgers & sandwiches-still full from bkft. Bike back & later meet at BISTRO RED VAULT for dinner. Very expensive & not much for Armand to eat. Good day,

JIM EATING THE BIGGEST HAMBURGER I’VE EVER SEEN

WILSON & SPARKY ON THE ROAD AGAIN

Nov 3 (Wed) AUSTIN TO FLATONIA, TX

Armand folded my electric bike & put it in the back. Next loaded our 2 bikes on bike rack in the pouring RAIN. Left at 10, drove to Flatonia-90 m in RAIN. Checked in to the OLLE HOTEL-sharing 2 bedroom little house w/good friend TAMI from Pearl Land.

EASY RIDERS are a group of “older bikers” who put on weekly rides in Austin. They have great locations for 3 day rides. We don’t do the FRI rides because I can’t keep up & don’t want to embarrass myself. Maybe I can w/my electric bike.

We had pot luck that night as everyone visited & told of past adventures. My stories pale in comparison to their experience & adventures all over the world-very impressive group. Tamara told us about the ride tomorrow-would be cold & windy, but NO rain. Went to bed early- the TRAINS roared by & seemed to be right outside window.

Tami, Katherine, Joe, Marlene, Armand Joann, George, Me, Gerry