Houston, we have landed. Oops, make that Austin. It is so nice to be here. What a pleasure to put on a short sleeve shirt and have that be enough. Fort Davis was incredibly beautiful. It was as if we were in a landscape painting. It's at about 5000 ft and very much like the Santa Ynez mountains, with lots of oaks and grassland. We went to a star party at the McDonald Observatory and were able to star gaze through five different telescopes, plus get a lesson on what's happening in the universe. It's so hard to take in...... The Davis Mountain State Park has a really nice camp ground. We were almost hoping to get snowed in, but left just before the storm. From there we went to Fredericksburg, TX. It's a very quaint, tidy German community with lots of good biking. They also have the largest wild flower seed farm in the U.S. This is where the bluebonnets go berserk. It's still winter here however, so we had to imagine it. On to Austin where our friends Chrissie and Jim Forbes have made their home. We got here just in time to head out to the Broken Spoke, for some bbq and Country music. We plan on being here for the next month and with all the things we have ( or get lucky enough) to do, it might not be enough time! So far we've been sailing, biking, walking the hills, eating barbeque, going to the movies where they serve food and drinks to your seat, dancing, going to the Lady Bird Johnson Center, visiting with friends, and hey, just enjoying being deep in the heart of Texas......
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Speaking of barbeque.......What's the real difference between a Yankee Zoo and a Texas Zoo?
On the cage, a Yankee Zoo will have the name of the animal and then the scientific name in Latin.
Whereas, a Texas Zoo will have the name of the animal and the recipe.....!
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