Day Twenty-one Statistics:

  • Elapsed Time (ET): 7:00:00
  • Distance (DST): 76.0 Miles
  • Average Speed (AVG): 11.8 MPH
  • Riding Time (RT): 6:29:19
  • Maximum Speed (MAX): 21.8 MPH
  • Odometer (ODO): 23,907.3 Miles
  • Temperature (Fahrenheit): 82-97 (Heat Index 113)
  • Wind Direction and Speed: SE 10-25+

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    Route: TX 35, US 181,  TX 665, US 77

    Cities Traveled Through: Gregory, Portland, Corpus Christi, Driscoll, Bishop, Kingsville

    Motel: Quality Motel ($43.94)

    Comments: I woke up in good time since I went to bed before 7:30. The Weather Channel was forecasting winds of 20-30 MPH again today and the winds were already strong when I started. Luckily, there were a few portions where I was heading west, so I wasn't in the wind all the time. I wanted to take 35L so I could be right next to the coast, but I ended up on 35. It went to the same place in the same distance so it wasn't too big of a deal. The view as I headed toward Corpus Christi was spectacular. Even the major bridge going over the bay had a good shoulder so I didn't have to worry too much. It took me quite a while to get through town and I made a couple of turns which were incorrect. Finally, I did make it through okay and was headed west to meet up to US 77. The heat was really getting to me on this stretch. I think I drank about 100 oz. of pop and water within a 10-mile portion. The road turned south a couple of times and even brought my speed near 6 MPH a couple of times. However, once I got on US 77, the wind didn't seem quite as bad and I was able to go around 10 MPH with little problem. As I got closer to Kingsville, I saw a sign that said: Brownsville 132. Now, I knew I was getting closer. Although I got to Kingsville before 2 PM, I couldn't go on since there would be a stretch of about 60 miles with no services and over 90 with no hotels.

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    Near Corpus Christi, Texas

     

    Near Kingsville--Only 132 miles left!

     

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