Where are Cheryl and Dennis?: Fredericksburg History

12/3/2018-12/5/2018

Monday – We had breakfast then while Dennis was outside talking to Scott I got the camper packed up and ready to go. We said our good-byes and left around 10:30. We took highway 281 all the way to Johnson City then turned on to 290 for the last stretch into Fredericksburg. I drove for the first two hours then Dennis drove the rest of the way. The road was good and we went through approx. 15 towns which was not too bad the that distance, 320 miles. It was another long day as it was close to 5:00 when we arrived at the fairgrounds in Fredericksburg where we are parking. The scenery improved the furthers south we got and entered the Texas hill country.

Tuesday – Dennis and I both had some issues that we took care of today. A few days ago the band on his Garmin watch broke and one of the wires on my hearing aid broke. Well he ordered a new band from Amazon and had it sent to an Amazon locker in Kerrville TX. I reached out to my audiologist back in Wisconsin and she found a Audiology office that carried the brand of my hearing aid that would have parts. It was at Boerne (pronounced Bernie) TX a few miles down the road from Kerrville. This morning we headed to Kerrville to pick up Dennis watch band. The locker was located at a gas station and was real easy to retrieve. Nice to know this works well if we ever need it again. Then we proceeded to Boerne to the Audiologist office. Once there they replaced the wire and we were in and out in about 10 minutes. Nice!

Once we got that out of the way we headed back toward Fredericksburg on 1376. This was a nice drive through rolling hill country. We stopped at Luchenbach to check out the bar and dance hall. As we were trying to take a selfie a couple came out of the bar in full Green Bay Packer gear. Hmmm....where do you suppose they were from. It turns out they were from Lacrosse but now live in Alamo TX. We also met a couple from England.

From there we went to the Lyndon B. Johnson National and State Historical Parks near Stonewall. LBJ was born here and spent his childhood in nearby Johnson City. His aunt and uncle owned a ranch in Stonewall that LBJ and Lady Bird purchased. This became their home and respite from the stresses of the presidency. He often hosted dignitaries at the ranch and hosted large Texas Barbecues on the front lawn. He often traveled home in a smaller jet from Washington DC that could land at the ranch. They donated the ranch to the national park service while they were still living there.

After that we spent a couple of hours walking in downtown Fredericksburg then went back to the camper for the evening. It was a little cool today, high of 57, but a very beautiful sunny day.

Wednesday – Little overcast today but some peaks of sun. Today we visited The National Museum of the Pacific War located in downtown Fredericksburg. A large and nicely done museum, laid out similar to the World II Museum in New Orleans. Our $15 admission included the Pacific War Museum as well as the Admiral Nimitz and the Pacific Combat Zone Museums. We spent most of the day there but you could spend multiple days there is you stopped to read all the exhibits. In the early afternoon we took a break from the museum and ate lunch at the Der Lindenbaum Restaurant. The food was good but it was kind of expensive. Once we were finished with the museum we took another stroll along the main street then went back to the camper for supper. Later in the evening we went back into town to a bar, Honda's on Main, to listen to a live band. It was a great way to spend an evening.

Where we are parked: Gillespie County Fairgrounds – There are 20 gravel back in spots, 5 with full hookup and the remainder water and 50 amp electric. There is a dump station as well. We set up on site 20.