Our first morning in Kerrville was brisk. A few degrees below zero. After
watching the men's curling we decided to check out a western wear store in
Kerrville, after an unsuccessful browse through the store we headed to OST in
Banera for lunch. We took a scenic route through Medina. What a neat drive, we
knew it would be when the road banned big trucks. Unfortunately, the road was so winding and narrow that we couldn't get any pictures. We stopped at the OST (Old Spanish Trail) restaurant, which had been recommended by folks at the RV park. It has neat bar stools and a room dedicated to John Wayne, with posters from all
his movies.
On our way back to the trailer we stopped at Camp Verde. Just past Camp
Verde we noticed the Whisper Valley Ranch, it appeared that its animals of
choice were zebras and gnu's.
Saturday our drive took us to Stonehenge II and some Easter Island statues. They were commissioned by a fellow who had seen them in real life and
decided he needed to replicate the sites. They are 2/3 size of the real thing.
On our way back to the trailer we saw field full of antelope, the males had the
most beautiful horns.
Sunday the sun came back, and although the outside temperature wasn't
really high, the sun heated up the trailer beautifully and we were able to shut
off all our heaters. We took a short drive to go see Scrappy, the majestic
Mechanical Deer. It appears that Scrappy's home is up for sale and he has been
moved. We could not find out where his new home is. The rest of the afternoon was spent watching the men's Olympic curling play
downs.
Monday, moving day, was a damp misty morning. But our move was only taking
us 30 miles down the road. Just after noon we arrived at the Lady Bird Johnson
Municipal RV park in Fredericksburg. The weekly rent advertised on the web site
was 175.00 with an additional charge for wi-fi. We discovered the weekly rent in
the winter is 125.00 and wi-fi is now included. What a deal! The bathrooms are
nice and clean and showers are large and also free. All in all we lucked out
here, because some of the places we contacted here did not have space for 2
weeks, but this one did. Another time if we are in this area we would check here
first. Another bonus is that we get to watch small planes take off at the
county airstrip next door.
Tuesday our first stop was at the Fredericksburg visitor information
centre. After picking up a plethora of info and maps we walked down main
street, browsing through a lot of interesting shops and stopping at the
Marktplatz to look at the Christmas tree and German Christmas decorations.
On our way back to the truck we stopped at the Fredericksburg Brewery for
lunch. The food the very nice and the beer even nicer. On our way back to the
trailer we stopped at H.E.B. for groceries. The weather has improved and it is
warm and sunny.
Wednesday was another bright sunny warm day, perfect for a hike. We made
lunch and headed out to Enchanted Rock State Park. There are number of trails
in the park but the one we chose to do this trip was the hike to the summit of
the rock and then the short loop. We will leave the 4 mile loop for another
day. On our way up to the top we had an interesting chat with a couple of
interns who were from the Netherlands and had just completed their residency in
a hospital in Surinam. They were vacationing before heading back to the
Netherlands in a couple of days to become real people. The back side of
Enchanted Rock has some technical climbing routes, and we were fortunate enough
to see a few groups half-way up the rock.
Thursday afternoon, we enjoyed another sunny day by walking around the
nature loop in the Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park. The interpretive trail
goes along Live Oak Creek through a variety of habitat for birds, butterflies,
dragonflies, snakes and beavers. They have set up a few bird feeders in the
area, which has attracted a variety of birds. We got some snaps of what we
think is a northern cardinal.
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