Hill Country of Texas

On Day 8 we rested! We did go to Sattler to use the wifi at the little library and then into New Braunfels for German food at Oma's Haus. It did not seem right to spend so much time in a community with a German heritage and not sample the food!

On Day 9 we went into New Braunfels to see Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino and what a grand movie it is! We recommend it.

On Day 10 we took the backroads crossing the Devil's Backbone, a scenic section of route 32, through Wimberly and Dripping Springs into Austin. We had a delicious home cooked meal with Sean and Kelly. We then visited the Apple Store in Barton Springs Mall (there must have been 100 people!), a bike shop, and McKinney Falls State Park. We took scenic winding backroads back to the campground and again got home at dark thirty. It was amazing to see so many neighborhoods springing up south of Austin on tiny two lane roads. Thank goodness for the gps!

Sunday began with an excellent breakfast at Stu and Joanne's in their new rig.

We drove over to Canyon Lake Dam for a walk alongside the Guadalupe. What a peaceful place. Joanne and I visited about midway down the trail and watched kids come downstream in kayaks.

Stu and Leon returned after hiking the rest of the 2 1/2 mile trail.

We had to go to Walgreens in New Braunfels so we had a small lunch at the Smokehouse. The potato soup was excellent. After Leon worked on the electricity in the trailer we went back to Stu and Joanne's for a nice visit and supper. We hated to head out of the hill country the next day as there was so much still to do but it was time to move on.