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Sunday, September 28, 2014

Deeper into Texas

I know you are expecting another long coffee report..........nada, no coffee again, end of report.
We stopped for gas and a bottle of water on our way this morning. As I was exiting the store I noticed piled up at the entrance large bags of "deer corn". They were the size of bags of garden soil! I said to the clerk, do people actually buy this to feed the deer? When she said yes they did, I said why, is it to keep them from eating the flowers? No, it is to attract them so the hunters can shoot them!!!!
We were on our way., roads were quiet, church parking lots were full of vehicles.  By 11:30 hunger pangs were starting so we stopped at a restaurant called the Branding Iron.  It was very homey and everyone seemed to know each other. They were equally friendly to us. We usually only have to speak a few words and they want to know where we are from. Soon the restaurant began to fill up, I think church was out and it was the habit to lunch out afterwards. There were women in dresses and men in denim overalls and everything in between ! Great people watching.
Further on down the road we were aiming for a Harley dealership as a new bulb was needed for one of the turn signals. We got the bulb, a pair of shoes and a beanie cap for Jeff.
We arrived  Georgetown, a beautiful city with many historical buildings. A university campus within the city, the oldest uni in Texas (1840). It is also the red poppy capital, 50,000 population. It is one of the top retirement capitals in North America. Georgetown is 26 miles from Austin.
We decided we will stay two nights, we need a break and the city looks like it will be fun to explore. People are so friendly we went out for pizza and the owner came to chat with us, introduced us to her husband and kids who all work with her.
The sun is pretty intense, not too bad when the bike is moving but (for me) stifling when we stop.
We have sussed out a coffee shop for the morning!!!!

2 comments:

  1. Deer corn to attract them for hunters...of course! I love the fact you thought it was to keep them out of the garden! Ha, laughed out loud!

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