Before moving on, I wanted to add a comment about day 5. When you're in the valley, you can't help but notice the fields and fields of vegetables. We saw onions, cabbages, lettuce, carrots, and broccoli being grown.
Day 7
Before leaving Kerrville, we headed to the James Avery headquarters and visitors center. James Avery is a master jeweler and is well known in Texas and beyond. My sisters, of course, made a couple of purchases.
From Kerrville, we headed north through Fredericksburg to the Willow City Loop. The Loop is well known on the bluebonnet trail for having vast fields of bluebonnets among the cattle ranches and homes. The road cuts through active ranches and the livestock roam free in-between cattle guards that keep them on each ranch's property. While, the fields were disappointing this year, there is plenty of wildlife to see. We saw turkeys, a great blue heron, several tangiers, and other common birds.
The question of what happens to old boots was answered: they are used to cap fence posts.
From the Willow City Loop, we continued north until Llano and then headed east to Marble Falls to the Bluebonnet Café. Our late lunch was capped by a slice of their famous pies.
Day 8 & 9
Days 8 & 9 were spent in the Austin area. Restaurant choices included Matt's El Rancho and Pappacito's. I love Tex-Mex! I caught a Longhorn baseball game against TCU on Friday night and spent a lot of time with my niece and nephew.
Saturday morning began early as we went down to South Austin to get in line at End of an Ear for Record Store Day. We were #9 and #10 in line at 7 am for a store that didn't open until 11 am. This is the third year my brother Lee and I have done this, and it's fun to meet up with friends from the two previous years.
I was able to get 5 of the 6 records on my wish list:
Centro-Matic
Bob Wills
Brain Jonestown Massacre / Magic Castles
Deco / Flaming Lips side by side
Big Mama Thornton
The only one they didn't have was the Lydia Loveless 7"
Days 7, 8, & 9: 320 miles
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