I really enjoyed the first 20 or so miles, despite the climbing, and I felt really strong, probably due to last night's meal of sausage and chicken.
We didn't start till 9am because of early thick fog.
Another typical ranch entrance
How many men does it take to deal with a flat tyre?
Time out Dan?
By 09:50, the sun had broken through and it was getting warm. Oh, things were going uphill a bit.
I couldn't find any water, so a dip was out of the question.
We continued to climb and somehow, I found myself ahead of almost everyone. Most unusual!
I decided to usurp Leo's position as official photographer and lay in wait at the top of a hill.
Here's Bill
Pretending he is enjoying himself.
Dan, who is cycling faster because of his Scotland shirt.
Leo, who actually is enjoying the uphill.
Don, who has changed from his pink shirt.
I hadn't thought this through properly, as now I was at the rear!
Going up.
I though prairies and mountains were mutually exclusive!
By this time, the headwind had reached about 10 mph, so light downhills meant heavy pedalling.
Tom Zack rides a light carbon bike with a trailer on wheels which is attached to his seatpost.
Lost? No we are not.
The hills just kept coming. This one was so steep that we all had to walk for a bit.
Fat chance. The first bit was bad enough but the psychological bit was being able to see the second steeper climb ahead.
Eventually, we got the expected downhill and flew into Fredericksburg. Nice hotel!
I headed to the bike shop and hopefully I will have a perfectly performing cycle tomorrow at some point.
We went to the first restaurant we could find and it was excellent.
More bikes for Mick Bartle.
The others are doing a loop ride to Luckenbach tomorrow but my bike is in dry dock to sort out the bottom bracket issue. In reality, most people are so tired that they would rather lie by the pool.
Today's stats were, 43 miles cycled with 2550 feet of climbing. 
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