Trans America Cycling Day 26 - Rest day in Fredericksburg, TX
Fredericksburg is a tourist destination in the Texas Hill Country. For us it’s a rest and recuperation (R & R) destination. Museums are also available. We are at the tour halfway mark! Tour leaders sang a happy halfway ditty to us yesterday. Some halfway stats and observations * 1500 miles down the road * Temperatures generally cooler than normal * Before the middle of Texas we had more tailwind than headwind. It appears that in the central region of Texas it is rather common in the spring to have winds out of the east, so we rode pacelines there where we can there to foil the headwind. * One day of rain, on Day 24 was a gully washer * We have ridden over most of the worst chipseal on the journey, but Larry warned of some rough road still ahead of us Last night and today Barry, our retired Navy Command Master Chief, presented everyone with a unique, customized challenge coin. One side includes the seal for the Navy Special Operations Foundation, the veter