Friday 18th July 2025 Seguin to Austin
Well how did that happen, the last days riding and only a short ride around 40 odd miles, so with a strange feeling we packed the bikes up for one last time (this tour there will be others) and off we go.

Straight over the highway, fill up with water and start the easy 40 odd miles, soon out of the city limits of Seguin, good planning or just luck, that’s how we have got here just luck and the odd smile. Heading for Austin how good is that. First we go through the quaint town of Geronimo named after the guy who used to jump out of airplanes or an Indian tribe, I believe the latter. Fair play it was a quintessential Texas town, with clapperboard fronted shops and houses, with a little sheriffs office, shame there was no tumble weed blowing down the high street, just Bingo and Gringo powering down it, calves straining with every pedal stroke, thighs glistening with 10,000 miles of sweat and work, the grin on our faces gave it away, we are loving it.

Geronimo gone, did not see any parachute clubs so must have been the Indians, nice little place, next on the horizon is San Marcos, just keep going , with a smile and a click in each pedal stroke, the bikes do need a bit of TLC, only 20 miles to go, we can do it. Here we had to change onto the service road for the big highway to heaven or Austin, both feeling good at the moment, swing around on the road, the police car pulled up along side us loud speaking blaring ride on the far right, you can tell we are from Trumps country, me saying in my mind we are staying left mate, as he pulls us over. Gave him my best Dick van Dyke cockney accent, stay right guys and be safe, then let us go, mate he was a big guy, would have took be two minutes to ride around him, but all good so we carry on.

Just a downhill breeze now, within the hour we was on the out skirts of Austin, take the back roads into Edmundsbury Dr, what a lovely welcoming, with a sign made with the inspiration of all Deb’s, grandchildren, nieces and nephews, so cool, just a bit overwhelmed, not many times I get short of words, but so good to see Deb and William, lovely welcome.

Guess what, had a beer and relaxed for a minute, just to take it all in, great afternoon, Kristian and Geraint came over, then we are off again we go again to Alex, he is away for the weekend so staying at his place for a few nights, so good.

Deb cooked the best pasta meal ever then had chocolate sponge and custard, she is spoiling her two younger brothers, fair play we are milking it a little.

Great finish to a great tour.