Day 18

Rode from Sanderson to Comstock

This journey was shortened to 90 miles due to wind that required pedaling downhill and a bicycling 3889 feet of elevation gain. The weather was hot and sunny too. My cousin Duffy remained in good spirits despite his bike trailer being blown by the wind too. The remarkable thing about biking this segment of Route 90 was the amount of “road kill” with just the right mix of heat; every hundred yards was trying to olfactory senses. We stopped at our only available outpost at the 58 mile mark called- Jerry’s Wagon Wheel in Langtry. We visited with Jerry who was within a couple days of turning 77. He was interested in our trip, sold us water, ice tea, and soda, then gave us a postcard of Judge Roy Bean’s courthouse and saloon. Jerry asked us to call him when reach St. Augustine, so he knows we made it. We continued on to Comstock and arrived as the sun was setting with no more energy to go the additional 32 miles we had planned. We had a wonderful dinner at J &R Bar and Grill; Kim served me a “chicken fried chicken” meal with all the fixings and gravy, of course. Kim explained they had won many awards for their food; and, the meal was good.