{"id":22464,"date":"2018-04-17T20:08:16","date_gmt":"2018-04-18T00:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=22464"},"modified":"2018-04-17T20:08:16","modified_gmt":"2018-04-18T00:08:16","slug":"day-3-tuesday-april-17-beeville-to-mathis-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=22464","title":{"rendered":"Day 3. Tuesday, April 17 – Beeville to Mathis, Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another gorgeous morning if<\/em> you are not bicycling south. \u00a0Now if the wind suddenly decided to make a 180\u00b0 turn and push us all the way to Corpus Christi, we would not complain. \"\"<\/a>Our day began late again, for the same reasons as yesterday, short distance, headwind and can’t get to a hotel before check-in, as if the wind was going to let us get anywhere early. \"\"<\/a>\u00a0For thirty minutes we quietly ambled along the frontage road away from the traffic enjoying a bit of the countryside,\"\"<\/a> then joined the highway. \u00a0The shoulder was wide and very<\/em> roughly paved; we’ve had smoother dirt trails. \u00a0The 25 mph winds were relentless and the random gusts challenging progress and staying upright.\u00a0 Every couple of miles we’d stop to rest from both the wind and the rough road; it took us an hour and a half to pedal ten miles. \u00a0A couple miles later we enjoyed an all too short reprieve on a smooth road.<\/p>\n

Dogs and horses were very social today,\"\"<\/a> but we were happy to stop to take their pictures.\"\"<\/a> \u00a0Around noon, our duckies found some shade at the only operating building in town.\"\"<\/a> \u00a0We were invited in to enjoy the air conditioning and a tasty snack. \u00a0Though the seat and air-conditioning felt great and chatting with Whittney was fun, \"\"<\/a>we needed to push on.<\/p>\n

Our last six miles \"\"<\/a>took us over an hour with a little extra time for a chocolate milkshake.<\/p>\n

Tonight we were able to walk across the street for a delicious pork chop and pulled pork\/brisket dinner. \u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Today was a tough and discouraging three and a half hour, 26 mile ride, the wind really beating us up. \u00a0But thanks to all the kind comments we received on the blog and on email, our spirits were really lifted…..Thanks to you all and keep them coming.<\/p>\n\n\t\t