DAY TRIP

 

I got up this morning and did a little yard work……..I had a couple buckets full of stone delivered and spread it around some bushes we have along our back fence line.  It looks much better…..and then I decided that I had done enough yard work since arriving here a couple weeks ago and it was time for a “day trip”.  So I came in, told Jim to find us someplace to go, jumped in the shower and off we went.

We drove up through Bandera and took highway 16 towards Kerrville and the Texas hill country.  It was a beautiful drive along this hilly and curvy road.  We arrived in Kerrville and naturally it was time for lunch.  So, we stopped at the Billy Gene Restaurant along the Guadalupe river and had a very nice lunch

     

After lunch we started back to Hondo on highway 173 which took us through Camp Verde.  Camp Verde was an Army facility established in 1856.  It was the headquarters for the U.S. Camel Corps……yes, I did say CAMEL.  They imported them in 1856-57 using them with some success.  Unfortunately, they did not get along well with the Army horses and mules which would run out of fear when they smelled the camels.  So, now the facility is a general store and restaurant.

       

     

One thing you notice while driving around is that most all the ranches have some sort of gate.  Some are very plain but then you have some that are quite elaborate

    

Finally we drove by what is left of this church which is just down the street from our “house”

     

That’s all for now…..take care and love to all……

Linda and Jim