One of Those Days

After a few mornings off I’m back to the flat-first-thing-in-the-morning routine, and I wasn’t the only one. We didn’t even get to the edge of town (Hobbs, NM) when Bill got a flat. One mile later it was my turn. I’m actually getting pretty efficient at fixing flats and I’m thankful for the experience. I did make a rookie mistake this morning though. It’s not a good idea to run your hand around the tire “feeling” for whatever it was that actually caused the flat… I believe it was the tiny little wire poking out that sliced into my thumb. It’s harder to change a flat without both thumbs, while you’re bleeding. I won’t get into any more detail here but needless to say I took a little extra time to clean up my wheel when we got in to Lemesa this evening. Oh yeah, Lemesa is in Texas. Whaa whooo! Another state down.

I got a bee sting today too, at least I think it was a bee sting. It could have been a horsefly, I remember horsefly bites smarting like this one did. If it was a horsefly it was a Texas horsefly. I was composed, I only screamed, I did not crash.

We got our first taste of Texas hospitality tonight at First Baptist Church, Lemesa. Wow. The folks hosting us have been incredible. I’m sleeping in the nursery tonight, on my aerobed. I plug it in to inflate it, takes about 60 seconds. We do nurserys, Sunday School rooms and sanctuaries, you name it.

We ride about 95 miles tomorrow. I need to get to bed.

This has truly been an adventure, flats, cuts, bee stings and more. I’m loving every minute of it. I want to inspire you who are reading this blog. Live to hear God’s voice and ride like there’s no tomorrow… whatever your ride might be!

Pictures 1) I got tired of seeing me in front of signs, that's my bike. 2) My small ride group today was Dana, Mary and Bill.