We woke up in the Outback Oasis Motel which left us full and well rested. To any other cyclists going through Sanderson, we highly recommend! The owners Roy and Ruth were very kind and even extended our checkout time and let Ryan use their awesome workshop for some bike maintenance.
Ryan tried to true his bicycle wheel (straighten it out by tightening spokes) only to break a spoke, and then discover all of the spokes we have were a quarter inch too short for the new wheel we picked up in Del Rio! He went all around Sanderson (Which is teeny tiny) looking for spokes and ended up doing some creative reweaving. Hopefully it holds because there are probably no bike shops open in the country at this point… So far, so good!
All of the bike issues meant we didn’t get on the road until 2pm. Thank goodness it was a very cool and overcast day! Our ride was flat and we covered 50 miles with frequent water breaks (we are aiming for two gallons each a day with the heat) and a stop for ramen noodles by sunset.
Tonight we’re camped under the ONLY three trees for literally miles. What a beautiful vast landscape!
Still on 90 west!
There and Back Again 