Well riding from Del Rio to Langtry, TX yesterday I met a cyclist from England. She was cycling around the world and had left the UK around May of 2008. Anyway, she told me of a group of people that host long distance cyclists, (www.warmshowers.org) and said that there was a lady who had a small house in Sanderson, TX that she lets cyclists use (apparently she lives in Alpine, TX). So, I contacted Liz and sure enough she has a cute little house in this sleepy town of Sanderson. She told me she hosts for free in Alpine (and offered to have me join them there for Christmas...), but because of the overhead of the little house she asks for a $10 donation.
Who knew? I hope to be west of Alpine by Xmas, or I might join them there. I have a bit of a nagging knee issue that developed late yesterday. Hopefully it won't delay me, and tonight is giving me the perfect opportunity to do a little ice therapy. But, I made enough homemade mac & cheese to last for 3 days, so... if worse comes to worst...
Monday, December 21, 2009
Warmshowers.org, Sanderson, TX
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Sorry about your nagging knee... hopefully the ice will do the trick! Heart warming story!!!! .Kindness, generosity all coming back at you. You must have invite that in your life....Isn't there a say what comes around goes around. XMass spend wih that spirit... what a perfect place to be!!!! Happy for you!!!
ReplyDeleteMac and cheese ...Lilli and I would love to join you!!!!
Excuse my french....what goes around comes around! ...got it!
ReplyDeleteD, the saying seems to work either way. I've certainly been the recipient of plenty of generosity on this trip. Well, there is plenty of mac & cheese for you here... don't know if Lilli would like it. It may not smell enough like wet catfood...on th other hand, I had to make it on a hotplate and in the microwave, so it may actually smell close enough. Nah, it's really pretty good. Looks like I will lay over an extra day here. Maybe I'll offer up some mac&cheese to the knee gods :)
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear the knee is bothering you, but what a perfect time to stumble upon a "host house". If you lose communication between now and Christmas, have a very merry Christmas, whatever town you find yourself in.
ReplyDeleteBe glad your in Tejas..headed to Houlton tonight in a blizzard. Hope you have a very merry Christmas minus all the crazy gift-giving :) Can't wait to see you! Oh, and I'm hoping to be in Burlington on the 8-9-10th of January...will you be around? And where are you living, by the way?
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