Friday March 1. American history day
We drove 19 miles to the LBJ Ranch, a National Historic Park. They give you a self guiding cd as you drive around the ranch, stopping at various places. They talk about how much Johnson loved being here,and I agree, it is a very soothing place. Rolling grasses, LBJ's Hereford herd, rows of huge live oaks, and the gentle Pedernales river. A ranger took us on a tour of the "Texas White House", restored after Lady Bird's death in 2007 to its 1960's look. We spent all day touring the different sites, including a working farm restored to early 1900's. I saw how to start with milk, work through yogurt, to various cheeses.
We finally tore ourselves away and drove the hour to San Antonio in Friday afternoon traffic, got lost downtown looking for our hotel, but finally arrived, settled in, and took the hotel shuttle to the river walk. It's a different place at night! To complete our Texas culinary tour, we shared a BBQ 5 meat sampler plate, with salad, beans, slaw, and mashed potatoes, served by a full of himself waiter. Last adventure of the journey was walking back to the hotel in the dark, with a map that we had a lot of trouble seeing to read. We finally made out the street signs, and felt justified in that big BBQ meal to fuel our walk.
We are ready to plan our next adventure!
We drove 19 miles to the LBJ Ranch, a National Historic Park. They give you a self guiding cd as you drive around the ranch, stopping at various places. They talk about how much Johnson loved being here,and I agree, it is a very soothing place. Rolling grasses, LBJ's Hereford herd, rows of huge live oaks, and the gentle Pedernales river. A ranger took us on a tour of the "Texas White House", restored after Lady Bird's death in 2007 to its 1960's look. We spent all day touring the different sites, including a working farm restored to early 1900's. I saw how to start with milk, work through yogurt, to various cheeses.
We finally tore ourselves away and drove the hour to San Antonio in Friday afternoon traffic, got lost downtown looking for our hotel, but finally arrived, settled in, and took the hotel shuttle to the river walk. It's a different place at night! To complete our Texas culinary tour, we shared a BBQ 5 meat sampler plate, with salad, beans, slaw, and mashed potatoes, served by a full of himself waiter. Last adventure of the journey was walking back to the hotel in the dark, with a map that we had a lot of trouble seeing to read. We finally made out the street signs, and felt justified in that big BBQ meal to fuel our walk.
We are ready to plan our next adventure!
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