December 1

Decided yesterday to try for Xalapa, the capital of Veracruz. Roy Dudley, of Mexicoconnect has convinced me. It's a city of 600,000, the capital of Veracruz, and a jalapeno is one from there. An uneventful ride from Brenham to Flatonia. Long hills, but not very steep, both up and down. The country is opening up, lots of cattle grazing on good grass, fewer trees and not so tall along the river and creek banks.