Another group adventure, lions tigers and zebras ? That's what we were told, Texas loves their exotic animals. We met again with Lynn and Jeff for a fun time in Fredericksburg. On our way we'll show you some of these exotic animals these farmers have...so, we headed off the main road to the farm lands where if there were such creatures, they were not there for the viewing today. Okay, we'll believe you...on the way into San Antonio I thought I saw a zebra in the pastures next to a small ranch...no, I said to myself "it can't be"so I never told a sole...I was afraid everyone would think I was drinking or driving too long in the desert.So much for the animals, on to Fredericksburg--1st stop (and there will be many) was a large nursery, "Wildseed Farm", 7 miles east of Frederickburg. Wildseed is one of the nations largest working wildflower farms. In the Spring (which it is not) one can see colorful wildflowers and cut your own bouquet. The flowers were sprouting above the ground about 2". Over 5000 wildflower species make their home in the state of Texas, products of the states different ecosystems. The Texas hill country is defined by limestone cliffs, granite outcrops and hidden springs, providing diverse habitats for wildflowers. At Wildseed Farm, one can visit Lady Bird Meadow, the Market Center, Brew-Bonnet Biergarten, Flower Haus and Blumemhaus. We had a fun time checking out the grounds and sampling the fruits, jellies, wines and fancy popcorn ..should we get some ? No, we don't need that...that's another story, always plan ahead.
Back to the car, we're so lucky to have a nice day, they have been few since we started our trip.
Okay, off to town....onto the highway and here we go. Oh, oh what was that......
Car feels, sounds strange, just had it serviced --do you know what happens after a car is serviced, right, it breaks down !!!!
Pull over, check it out........remember the popcorn ? should have bought some !!!
mmmmmmmmmm, doesn't sound good, doesn't look good...oh well, just call for service. Do you know there isn't a service bay in town that stays open past noon....okay, we'll just have to get it to town....go for awhile and stop and cool....go and cool...yup, for 7 miles we chugged along trying not to boil over...met all the town police officers who were more than willing to let us go on our way as long as we stayed out of the path of traffic.....we made it to the town DQ, yes !! we can have lunch while it cools for the last trek then we can find a garage that can offer info for service.
After a hearty lunch which did not include the famous blizzard which I am told comes in a few hundred delicious flavors we moved into town. The ladies were left to shop while the guys found a service station where they could leave the car. Now, how to get home-no rentals in the area so we needed to call Lynns' son Eric who was more than "Happy" to drive to Fredericksburg, spend the evening with 5 adults attending a 50's-60's Rock Concert where Elvis made a startling appearance. Thank you Eric !!!
The Concert was terrific, a group of very talented singers brought back the memories of our high school days...."The Rock Box" as the theater is called....
Join us for a rockin’ good time at our state-of-the-art live music theater in downtown Fredericksburg, Tx. Your family will enjoy variety music and wholesome comedy performed by our cast that’s been together for over 10 years and 2000 shows. Reserve your seats NOW and come see why The San Antonio Express News calls Rockbox Theater “an undiscovered gem" and TripAdvisor rates Rockbox as the #1 Attraction in Texas. And a great time was had by all, now to get Gram along with the rest of us into the truck and head for home. Thank you Lynn, Jeff and family for a very memorable day........ |
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