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Leaving my house at 0745am
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About 6-8 miles down the road, I met up with Bill - rider #2
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Justin contemplates whether this coffee will be to his advantage...
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...and then there were three...Marco (left) joins the pack!
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CoMotion Americano at Government Canyon State Natural Area
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Marco at Government Canyon
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Bill at Government Canyon
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Marco's Touring Steed - Specialized "Hard Rock" mountain bike
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Justin with his CoMotion Americano
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Marco's MTB taking a break...
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Stop for snacks at the historic Rio Medina General Store
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Hard Rock portrait in Rio Medina
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Bill's Touring Steed - Specialized "Rockhopper" mountain bike
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Marco & Bill pedaling away on the open road (FM 471)
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Longhorn attack - no, that's just a shadow of Justin wildly holding up his iPhone to capture this failed shot
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Bill smiling that he's made it to Castroville!
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Marco reflects on his successful arrival to Castroville, TX!
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Justin, practicing to be a firefly with his yellow jacket, is all grins at the Castroville city limit!
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Justin arrives at the Landmark Inn
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Bill arrives at the Landmark Inn!
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The "Lipan Apache" room aka Justin & Marco's "pad"!
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Bill's "Colonist Room" - our rooms adjoined each other which was awesome.
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The gorgeous grounds of the Landmark Inn
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Lillypads on the beautiful Medina River
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Justin enjoying a Corona - the frosty mug was perfect for this tired bike tourist!
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Sammy's Restaurant where we drank some beer and watched some college ball...
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Justin & Marco learn about hydro-electric power at the historic Grist Mill (at the Landmark Inn)
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Hydro-Electric power used to be here and detailed schematics tell the story...
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Where our bicycles stayed the night...safe, out of the elements and locked up!
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Ollie the owl was our SPIRITS animal...he watched us down many of them!
