Day 23. Vega to Pampa TX. 94 miles

   Today was supposed to be a short day to Amarillo, but it was so nice and the wind was perfect so I decided to keep going and do tomorrow today. The first part of the ride was a mixture of farms. There were wind farms, a huge cattle ranch complete with cowboys, and the Cadillac Ranch. This was unique in that it was a field planted with painted Cadillacs.
   When we got to Amarillo, we stopped at Hills Sport Shop to have my gears worked on. They were fantastic. They tuned my gears, tightened everything, gave directions and then told us to get going.
Our first touch of Texas hospitality.
    The rest of the way went well. I stopped in White Deer for a drink. After finishing my water, I got ready to leave. Unfortunately, I started coughing. As I searched for a cough drop, a gentleman asked if he could get me some water. I think he thought I was going to keel over.
 Continuing to cough, I said I would be fine, but thank you. I left a few minutes later. About 3 blocks down the road, up pulled the man's car and he handed me a water and turned around to go back and get his gas. My second taste of Texas hospitality!
   The hotel is great. We are headed North now.  Iowa, here we come.