ah. . .Waco TX. . .what to say. ..what to say!

after seeing and having lunch with our beautiful friends,

the Stump Family on Sunday. . .

(pic taken on their California vacation this summer)

we pulled out of Granbury on Monday and headed for Waco. . .

it’s a great stopping point between Fort Worth and Austin

for two reasons. . .

the Midway Corp of Engineer Park

50A – FHU – $24 – 1/2 off over 62

is right on Lake Waco which you can see at the end of the road right behind the rig. . .

and

Sam’s is very, very convenient. . .which is NOT the case in Austin. . .

picking up coffee, and a few other Sam’s items was high priority. . .

plus

I thought there were several things we could check out there. . .

nothing pressing on the schedule until the weekend. ..

let’s give it a whirl. . .

Once I checked out TripAdvisor, I realized it was gonna be slim pickin’s

as most everything listed were either museums, the zoo, or hiking trails. . .

but hey. . .there’s an old timey soda fountain

at the Dr Pepper Museum. . .let’s go there first. ..

they made a delicious “root beer” float. . .yum!

and then. ..the Waco Suspension Bridge

spanning the Brazos River is listed. . .

let’s go see what that’s about

it was kind of interesting to find out that it was the first bridge across the Brazos River

and was originally built in 1870 as a toll bridge. . .and is on the Register of Historic Places. . .

I must say the park where the bridge is located had a few guys sprawled about everywhere,

and though we did not feel unsafe, it was a bit uncomfortable to hafta walk around them

to get from one place to the next. . .I certainly would not have felt comfortable to be there alone,

or even to bring my children for a picnic. . .but overall, an enjoyable stop. . .

the ducks swimming along the edge of the river were a bit interesting. . .

I’ve never seen ducks with a poof on their heads like this. . .have you?

Dave wanted to visit the Texas Ranger Museum,

so that is where we headed next. . .

although set up in typical “museum style”

there were a lot of interesting things to see. . .

these guys were “ALL THAT” back in the day. . .

and still play a huge role in Texas Law Enforcement. . .

Check out the little 22 caliber handgun that slides right into your belt buckle. . .

awesome. . .I want one!  LOL. . .

a lot of Texas Art. . .

and Texas Sculptures displayed,

which I, of course, loved. . .

Dave’s favorite thing. . .Walker, Texas Ranger. . .

you have watched that series. . .right?

see more pics from the Texas Ranger Museum

so, that was it. . .a week in the life of the Evans once our travels have wound down. . .

this morning we rolled into Round Rock Texas

for a visit with the awesome Mr Jaden, and his mommy and daddy. . .yaaa!


Janice and Dave