Onward to Texas

After leaving Carlsbad on Sunday 4/5 we headed south on 285 and saw lots of oil wells and trucks hauling oil. Once we hit Texas we saw wind turbines and tons of buttes/mesas.  We arrived at Oakwood RV Park in Fredericksburg TX about 5:30 p.m. after getting wrong directions from the staff.  After setting up and walking the dogs we went to Friedhelm's German Restaurant for our Easter dinner.  It was very empty- nice place with plenty of German artifacts/artwork.  I had the sauerbraten which is one of my favorites, with red cabbage of course and a glass of Liebfraumilch wine.  It was great to be off the road and we will be staying here for a few days.  The campground is OK, gravel roads and quite a few permanent sites which tends to make it less appealing.  On Monday Kirk and Joe got up early to head to the German bakery for some breakfast treats. They came back with an almond ring coffee cake which was great.  We all went to the Pioneer Museum downtown, a collection of ten buildings from the early days of the German settlers.  All furnished and well done. 

After eating lunch at the German Bakery (homemade meatloaf for the guys, I had a chicken salad with peaches in it!), we drove east of town and stopped at two of the 30+ wineries in the area for some tasting.  After that we drove south to Luckenbach and listened to some pickers under the live oak tree on the grounds of the famous dance hall. It was very nice out and we met a couple from Austria! The roosters and hens strutting on the stage were very entertaining as well!

Since we had such a big lunch we went to Altdorf's Biergarten for dinner for sandwiches, ate them outside.  Weather has been beautiful!!  Came back to camp to watch the Badgers lose to Duke in the Championship game. So disappointing.