Return to Fredricksburg

This is old scrappy and the plaque tells the story.

The cactus is blooming and the bees love it!

Saturday we went to Fredricksburg with Stan & Connie. We spent some tine checking out the "stuff" in a large yard art shop then to a German restaurant for some pretty good jager schnitzel.

The campground owners have replaced the horse that died with a rescue horse. After isolating it a few days it was introduced to the other two horses. One could care less while the other, Big Boy, didn't think too much of the new one. It was interesting to watch them run & kick at each other.

Judy used her sewing machine to work on some shorts & pillow cases, before she could start Patches decided to use the pile for a nap. She likes it here and goes outside often, we let her off the leash as she doesn't go far.

Post rally

We haven't been up to much since the rally ended Wednesday. Friends have been pulling out but there are still 5 of us here. We made a return trip to Coopers for more of their great BBQ, and brought more home for later meals. We also went to The Apple Store restaurant for their apple pie and burgers. The pies are $25 & weight 6 pounds plus, they are very good. The stone statue is of an apple with a leaf. In the pictures of the HitchHiker you can see how much the trees have leafed out in 2 weeks from the earlier picture when we arrived. There were no leaves and now lots of leaves. We had to hook up & move 20 feet forward in out site to get satellite TV reception back because of the leaves. Across from our site is a pasture with 3 horses, the 2 donkeys that were there 4 years ago (Sargent & Major) have died & are buried under a large oak in the pasture.

Luckenbach, (Willie & Hank were not there today)

Today we all went to Fredericksburg for a German meal (it was good but not great) then off to Luckenbach for a little country music and some laid back atmosphere. On the way home we stopped to get a picture of this fellow in the pasture a mile or two from the campground. Looks like what might be called a long horn huh?

Ester service

We just returned from Easter service. The campground has a very nice small chapel and some of the HitchHikers planned a service with music. Tom lead the service with some scripture readings while Sandy and Rob played the guitar. It was excellent.

Now its time form some scrambled eggs & ham then 4 or 5 couples will get together here to start planning the trip after the Michigan rally in August to the South Dakota rally in September.

Happy Easter

The rally here in Texas is in full swing. We had a burger cookout welcoming all of us on Thursday evening followed by a jam session, Friday was lots of socializing with RV friends, Saturday morning we all had breakfast in the CG clubhouse and Saturday evening we had a potluck followed by karaoke. This morning there is a small Easter service in the CG chapel.....gotta go.

11th Street Cowboy Bar; Bandara, TX

Tonight we went to Bandera and the 11th Street Cowboy Bar. You bring your own meat and grill it there, they supply the salad, tater & roll. Lots of Texans dancing & in between these youngsters danced too. Several more HitchHikers pulled in today & there must have been 20 or 24 of us at the Cowboy Bar. Bandera is the cowboy capitol of Texas.

Yesterday we stayed put. As you can see in the first picture it's not all play & no work! Mel had toilet problems and I had the part he needed so he replaced a broken cable. Dee is happy now. We gathered about 4pm for happy hour on the patio overlooking Johnson Creek.

Bluebonnets & BBQ

Twelve of us left at 11am for Llano for some sightseeing & go to Coopers for BBQ and then what's called the willow loop to check out the bluebonnets and scenery. We stopped along the way for the wildflowers and at Enchanted Rock. Coopers has some excellent BBQ, don't like their sauce but the pork tenderloin & sausage was great. After we were done I went back for more to take home. You can see the wildflowers and scenery pictures. We arrived home about 5:30, just in time for happy hour. One more HitchHiker pulled in while we were gone.