It was a sad day in Blanco, one that many of us were in denial about until time ran out and we had to say farewell to our wonderful guide Michelle.  She had it all in the Guide Extrordinairre dept- able to fix anything on a bike or bike gear, made a really mean whole wheat bread in a Dutch Oven, had uncanny people skills and accepted all of us where we were, and had a great command of letting it all flow.  Mic, you are missed!!  We welcomed Carol who will be with us for the rest of the trip and has already demonstrated flat changing skills when the next day I picked up a thorn in the Bastrop State Park.