I've realized that I don't have the gears for the steep hills on the originally planned route, so I've deviated to the south a bit. I came down through Beaumont and Houston and am now in Richmond, southwest of Houston, on my way to circumnavigate San Antonioto Del Rio, which is on the original route again. A few adventures, a few flat tires, but the library's closing so I'll have to write about them another time.