Day 7 – Wednesday – Fort Davis to Junction.

I was up and about reasonably early and went for a stroll around the lodge before packing up and heading off towards I10 via the Mc Donald Observatory. Absolutely nothing to do with the burger chain the array of telescopes is perched on Mt Locke, which at 6,800ft is the highest point in Texas affording fantastic views of the area. I did not see one solitary person whilst I was there but on the way down and a little further to the north I spotted a strange object in the sky. It was stationary even though there was a fair wind blowing. I got as close as I could, which still some distance away from it and took a photo or two but they do not help in identifying it.
















The run up to I10 was very pretty and the sun was shining. Joining I10 was a significant point in the trip because it meant I was now heading east and back towards Houston and the end of the trip was now in sight.The long blast down to Junction was uneventful with the exception of being tailed by a State Trooper for almost 70 miles. I think he was waiting for me to transgress the speed limited but fortunately the bike was equipped with cruise control and I kept it at precisely 1mph below the speed limit of 80.

I wasn’t expecting much from Junction and I wasn’t disappointed. It’s a two horse hick town frequented in the main by hunters and people passing through. The reason I chose it for a stopover was twofold. Firstly it was a very convenient start point for my two-day tour of the holy grail of Texas bike roads ‘The three sisters’ and secondly I liked the look of a hotel called ‘The Legends Inn’. The Legends is run by Joe Parker and his family. Joe, a WW2 veteran keeps a tight ship and I have never seen so many don’t do this and don’t do that notices in one hotel room ever. For all that it’s a unique place and in common with so many hotels of this type in the US you can park right outside the room. My neighbours were a sight to behold being real redneck hunters but pleasant and friendly all the same. The hotel is very popular and always full. There were several signs for Texas Pit BBQ on the way in and when suitably refreshed I went in search of one and found a cracker. Really nice simple food, extremely tasty and dirt-cheap.