Wed, Oct 27, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at 08:35PM Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Lazy morning again followed by a continental breakfast before we headed out toward the hill country of Texas. As our road trip winds down we will spend our last few days in the hill country of Texas. Although I may take a few photos we will spend most of our remaining “Holiday” time just relaxing and enjoying the clear waters with the pups. We have spent a lot of time around Llano, TX and this time of year it is pretty dusty and dry. We won’t let a good photo pass us by but we won’t be pursuing them as we have for the past month.
We were a little surprised today to find very warm temperatures. By late this afternoon it had climbed to 95 degrees. It wasn’t really uncomfortable due to the very low humidity and it didn’t require us to close the windows but we did seek shade at every opportunity.
Having spent my entire life in the First Christian Church in Meridian we are always on the lookout for other Christian churches. We found a beautiful old FCC church in Santa Anna, TX. A small Texas town with a population probably less than 2,000 it was a pretty neat place. The FCC congregation formed in 1894 and purchased the lot for this church building in 1900. This church building was dedicated in April, 1901. The building was in some disrepair but there was a beautiful new roof on it so we are hoping that the congregation is able to maintain this beautiful old structure.
Our next planned stop was at Harry’s in San Saba, Texas. It is a western wear and boot store that was founded in 1939. This well stocked business is located in several beautifully renovated buildings in the heart of downtown San Saba. It is built from beautiful native rock and has gorgeous wooden archways, doors and the original floors with beaded ceilings in some areas and stamped tin in others. It was a very neat experience.
Just outside San Saba and we got on dirt roads for most of the rest of the afternoon. We did spot a bunch of jake turkeys that had to number in excess of 50 to 75 birds. Most of them were very nice sized birds and a couple we could see well had long beards. Any of our hunter friends would have been proud to have taken one of these Texas turkeys. They were under some oak trees and far enough away that there was no opportunity for a good photo but I took one just to document the moment so to speak.
All of the seasonal creeks in the area were dry so we had to make our way to the Llano River to find some good clear water. We crossed the Llano three times and it was just a beautiful as ever. We also made a stop at the Llano City Park that lies along the banks of a damned portion of the river. There are huge oak trees throughout the park and the nice breeze and accompanying shade made it a great place to relax and walk for a while.
We got a room and then Charles took the Jeep to give it a good cleanup and just called to say he thought he would just bring us back a pizza for supper… no complaints from this end for sure!
We are well tonight and hope you all are too.
Peace, Hope & Love,
Donna, Charles, Paris & Dodger
Reader Comments (1)
I do not know what it would feel like to travel with no agenda for over a month, but I'm definitely putting it at the top of my bucket list...... It's been a good ride along with you, and as your way winds back toward Mississippi - I wish you safe journey home.