Tonight we are in a Day's Inn in Fredericksburg TX.

We left Johnson City this morning after riding with our lights on the half mile down to the Mexican restaurant to take advantage of the $3.49 breakfast tacos special.  Then stopped at a convenience store next door to get some things to eat in the 38 no-service miles into Fredericksburg.

The clouds were slow to dissipate this morning and we enjoyed cool temperatures until the sun finally broke through about noon.  There were still hills today,  but nothing as steep as the hills out of Austin yesterday.

We were riding through pastureland of mixed grass, wildflowers,  and scrub trees.   Cattle and horses were still around, but not in the numbers we'd seen earlier.  But there were many exotic animal reserves scattered along the way, generally there as hunting opportunities for wealthy Texans and their friends.   Still it's strange to be riding along the road and spot an ibex or springbok.

We took breaks about every 10 miles, more often as the day wore on.  Barb took this photo of our mounts, resting against a fence as we lounged briefly nearby.

We made pretty good time today and rolled into Fredericksburg about 12:30.  After stopping at a convenience store to replenish our liquid and sugar stores, we made our way through town to the motel.  Lunch was at a nearby Mexican restaurant. Then we returned to our room and cleaned up to attend to Barb's dental issue.

The dentist office was a 10 minute ride from the hotel.  We really didn't know what to expect, but filling out paperwork as a new patient took almost as much time as the dental work.  The dentist applied a temporary filling and polished it so that Barb says she can't feel that there is any missing tooth.  We were out of the dentist office by 4:20.

We'd eaten enough at lunch that we weren't particularly hungry, so supper was an order of nachos supreme and guacamole that we brought back to the room.

Barb thinks it would be a good idea to share the elevation profile we look at each morning as we scout the day's route.  Here's what Austin to Fredericksburg looks like.

And here's what the next few days have in store. We pray for strong legs, Lord.

Hoping to be west of Hunt by tomorrow afternoon,  and the hills around Leakey lurk a day or two further.

Getting our rest tonight.