Tom and Jen bought a truck camper.
Day 192: Tejas Mission State Park, TX Sunny and cool. Sleep, glorious sleep! Ten hours of it! With all of the bar, barbecue and card playing in Austin, we weren’t getting much sleep. Well, we made up for that in this nice little campground in the pines. The Caddo tribe lived in these parts when... Continue Reading →
Day 191: Embassy Suites, Austin, TX Sunny and warm. Asleep in Arvi in the parking lot, the kids woke us early to say goodbye on their way to the airport. We couldn’t get back to sleep, so we went in the hotel and had breakfast and then took showers in their vacated hotel room. Putting... Continue Reading →
Day 190: Embassy Suites, Austin, TX Sunny and warm. We checked out Austin Beer Garden Brewery (ABGB), which was recommended by a few people. They have a large outdoor area with lots of picnic tables. Kelsey wanted tacos (there are so many really good taco places) so we got a recommendation of Matt’s El Rancho.... Continue Reading →
Day 189: Embassy Suites, Austin, TX Sunny and warm. We drove to Fredericksburg where we did some wine and beer tasting. On the way we stopped at Salt Lick Barbecue. This place was a little different than the other three barbecue places in that it was spread out in the countryside and we were attended... Continue Reading →
Day 188: Embassy Suites, Austin, TX Sunny and warm. Dan went into town to explore while Kelsey and Greg went in to work. Tom and I stayed back at the hotel and did laundry and many year wrapping-up tasks: address changes, credit card bills, etc. It felt good to have that work done. We met... Continue Reading →
Day 187: Embassy Suites, Austin, TX Cloudy and cool. Allie departed our group very early in the morning. While Greg did some work, the remaining four of us went to the Texas State History Museum in Austin. We spent several hours there, mostly in the sections which covered native occupation through Texas statehood. It is... Continue Reading →
Day 186: Embassy Suites, Austin, TX Cloudy and cool. Our group explored Austin and tried Terry Black’s Barbecue. This stuff was as delicious as the Lockhart barbecue. We split a very large beef rib which was the definition of succulent perfection. Sixth Street was recommended to us to visit. We found it a little too... Continue Reading →
Day 185: Austin, TX Cloudy and cool. We picked up some supplies for a little New Year’s Eve party. The hotel has a complimentary reception with free cocktails and snacks. We attended the reception and waited for the rest of our family to arrive. Kelsey and Greg arrived around 8 PM, and Allie around 10.... Continue Reading →
Day 184: Lockhart, TX Sunny and mild. The Great Lockhart Barbecue Taste-off Lockhart is said to be the barbecue capital of Texas, and Texas is said to be one of the more serious states when it comes to barbecue. Lockhart has four big barbecue outfits. So how do you decide which one you’re going to... Continue Reading →
Day 183: Guadalupe River State Park, TX Sunny, breezy, cool. New Braunfels is a hill town settled by German immigrants. It has a lovely downtown and a beautiful courthouse, like most Texas county seats. We went to church at a large Lutheran church then heated some leftovers for lunch. Then we found a hotel in... Continue Reading →
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