Author Archives: Kathy Schroeder

Wow when you’ve been in small town America cycling, the big cities seem even bigger!! We switched up our rest days to stay an extra day here (rather than previously scheduled Fredericksburg). We got our bikes serviced and saw Kathy’s Georgetown classmate, Louise Joy, and her family on a tour boat on Lady Bird LakeContinue reading “April 11 Austin Rest Day”

This morning Jody drove us 6 miles north from LaGrange back to the route up the large highway with construction that we cycled yesterday. As we were unloading shortly after 7am, I noticed I had a fourth flat tire! 😩 This time on the front, and the culprit was another very tiny metal wire fromContinue reading “April 10 Day 20 cycling LaGrange to Austin, TX”

Navasota last night – the Blues Capital of TX with some great public art and near to both Presidential Libraries for George H.W. & George W. Bush. Moved on to a new Souther Tier map section today, and it has elevation profiles! …. guess we’ll be doing some climbing unlike the very flat ride we’veContinue reading “April 9 Day 19 cycling Navasota to LaGrange, TX”

Thought I should start out with some granddaughter love – Miya is growing well at just over one month old and parents are settling in to their new roles. Today’s ride was not one to introduce your friends to the magnificence of a TransAm cycle! Other than a few nice miles on some country TXContinue reading “April 8 Day 18 cycling Coldspring to Navasota, TX”

Nourishment is important when you are cycling 4-7 hours a day! Peanut butter, honey and banana sandwiches daily, caffeine in some form, egg frittata, super hero muffin, nut/raisin mix, small orange or apple and/or whatever we buy at rest stops. Preferred cycling bottle beverage is 1/3 cranberry juice 2/3 water. I have yet to findContinue reading “April 7 Day 17 cycling Kountze to Coldspring, TX”

I forgot to mention how stressful the dogs were yesterday and today. Western LA and eastern TX are living up to their bad reputation of having bike-chasing dogs! Steven already ran out of “juice” in his airhorn, and I’m running low! Thankfully Jody already bought more at Walmart. These small horns (used often by boaters)Continue reading “April 6 Day 16 cycling Kirbyville to Kountze, TX”

I have learned that if you want to see the videos in my blog, you have to click in the email notification you receive of my Post – “Read in Blog” Enjoy! If you just read my blog in the email you receive, you won’t see the videos I add. Thanks for following along!

Happy Easter today and Passover earlier this week. Huge storm all last night but it cleared for us to cycle this morning. Saw a lot of pine plantations today and no crawfish ponds. N/NE wind was not too bad in our W/NW direction, even with a tailwind a few times when we turned south (!),Continue reading “April 5 Cycling Day 15 Oberlin, LA to Kirbyville, TX”

In the heart of western Louisiana. We had been warned of more dogs here mostly because we are cycling on less busy highways. We’ve already encountered a few prior to today, and the new device for this TransAm – the high decibel mini air horn – is quite effective, especially when cracks in the roadContinue reading “April 4 Day 14 cycling Bunkie to Oberlin, LA”

Bunkie, LA seems to be a busy little ag town. 835 miles for me since leaving St Augustine; (guys: 922) one more night in LA then a long trek across Texas! Nice to sleep in, stretch, use the TheraGun, rest, do some paperwork, check and re-check upcoming overnight reservations, write some cards, take a napContinue reading “April 3 Rest Day in Bunkie, LA”