Travels Home April 2016

We left Mission TX on April 5 and arrived in Kerrville TX (Buckhorn Lake RV Park) in the hill country mid-afternoon.   This is such a nice campground, except for the location next to Hwy 10.  They have a fishing lake, two outdoor pools/hot tubs, no gravel or dirt anywhere, and lots of big rigs.

We were about 30 minutes south of Fredericksburg which meant more driving but we really liked this park.  First day here we went to the German bakery for some treats, then went to the Pioneer Museum.  Kirk and Bill had some fun with the "games" man playing with primitive games. He thought they were hilarious! We are holding lucky seeds he gave us, can't remember what tree they were from.

We had lunch at Altdorf's German Biergarten- awesome sandwiches and beer! We stopped at a winery to taste some wine, but did not buy any. The next day we went to the Texas White House (LBJ Ranch).  Enjoyed the tour, although it was a bit faster than the one we took last year since there were several tour buses there at the same time. We stopped at Wild Seed Farms and enjoyed the acres of flowers, then we went to Luckenbach for a beer.  

Deb and Bill flew to Chicago Friday for the weekend for a family baptism. Kirk and I discovered that Fredericksburg on the weekends is crazy with tourists so we took some driving tours instead- going down to Bandera and seeing some huge ranches with exotic animals. We went to church in Kerrville Sunday and were amazed at how many people welcomed us.  We went to Hondo's in downtown Fredericksburg for their "Gospel Lunch" which was mostly attended by locals. Good food, and a local band that we enjoyed listening to on the outdoor patio.

When Bill and Deb got back he had a bad foot so we didn't get to go to the Pacific War Museum in F-Burg. Instead we drove to Enchanted Rock north of town and took the Willow City loop- very hilly narrow winding road!  We planned to eat dinner at Friedhelm's but they were closed so we went to Der Linden Baum instead. Cute place  but the German food wasn't the best we've had and it was pretty pricey.  Desserts were awesome though!

We drove to Chickasha OK where we stayed the night at Pecan Grove RV Park.  It's mainly inhabited by locals but it was clean and neat. The owner was very nice.  Good stop for one night.

Next day we drove to Branson, Could not believe the expensive toll roads in Oklahoma! We stayed at Musicland Campground in Branson- very hilly but right in the main theater district.

Dogwoods were blooming in Branson

 The first night we went to the Clay Cooper show- very good entertainment, including Kirk and Deb in the pre-show! The second day we did some shopping downtown, then had a nice dinner at Buckingham's Steak House and went to the Pierce Arrow show (good but not as good as Cooper's).

On Friday we left Branson and drove 600 miles to Oregon, WI where we spent the weekend with Kelly Billy and Anna.  It was beautiful Saturday so we went to the zoo in Madison along with zillions of other families.  Headed home to Tomahawk on Sunday and the cleanup begins! Thanks for following me on our trip, hope you enjoyed it!!