Initial plan was to ride the bike trails in Austin and San Antonio. Unfortunately,  we finally ran into rain.  We haven’t seen rain in 14 years so it was a bit of a shock to our systems.  We decided to bag those towns and drive directly to The Woodlands (just outside of Houston). We were so happy to visit Mike’s family (Kathy and Peter Adey) in their beautiful home.  For the first time in a couple of days, we were back in civilization again. By this time, the car was in serious need of cleaning plus it needed an oil change. We were able to take  care of those small things before  going on the road again. Plus,   after riding in the car for a couple of weeks, we needed a break.

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