Austin TX

 Technically we're outside Montopolis, at least 10 miles from Austin, south and east at McKinney Falls St Park. Nice enough park, not crowded, no bright lights, just distant highway noise. And wifi only at the ranger station, half mile away?

Didn't sleep that well last night, too much noise and light. Second day of early morning mist, muggy and cloudy. Another adjustment, far from the dry desert now. Mosquitoes of course. Out of camp by 8:30, another slow start, with quite a bit of Sunday morning traffic on the ranch route we're taking east toward Austin. A few not so prosperous or failed farms, but then start seeing what must be country homes for city folk. One was constructed entirely of shipping containers, maybe 20 total?

One stream crossing, where there was actually flowing water to ride through. Some said it was slippery but I had no problem, just the very steep climb up on the other side. Rolling and at times rocky hills, hardscrabble yielding to massive custom homes. Traffic builds, density increases, then fancy gated communities and golf courses on Barton Creek Blvd and Rollingwood area. Eventually bike lanes and the bike/pedestrian path along the south bank of the Colorado River, with Sunday crowds abounding and built-up Austin (and still abuilding with huge cranes) looming. Warm, tiring as we navigate lower class Montopolis and busy highways toward the park. 

Ice knee again, 60 miles of rolling road and then the stress of busy suburban and highways causing it to bother me. Not bad, just annoying.