It was a delightful visit with Danny, Christa, Trevor, and Corey, and we loved where they live, in the southern part of the Texas Hill country. They treated us to some Texas barbecue and a tour of a nearby town, Castroville, which has connections to Alsace. The little tiny town closest to the Schultzs' is Riomedina with two stores. We patronized the grocery/hardware/antique store and I couldn't resist the Texas-made wine with my mother's name, Genevieve, and the locally made Alsatian sausage. In addition, there are fresh tamales available every Friday, so a dozen of those came along with me as well.
Danny and Christa live on five acres out in the country....and they need five acres for their menagerie....lucky is any creature that ends up in their care. They have four dogs, one of which is named Moose because as a chocolate lab, he weighted 125 pounds when they got him but is now a svelte 100 pounds. His head is as big as a five gallon bucket!! In addition, there are five kitties, 2 cockatiels, and a pond with turtles and goldfish.
Friday night found us in Vinton, LA in an RV park to which I would never return, but the stay was salvaged by the restaurant down the street. It is the lone restaurant in a small town, and Friday night is crawdad special night so of course I indulged. They were okay, but I didn't find them especially flavorful. Ken had deep-fried catfish which he said was very good.
Today was a lot of bumpy roadway as we made our way toward New Orleans. We certainly have seen reminders and remains of recent hurricanes. We have driven quite a distance in Louisiana and Mississippi that is right along the Gulf Coast, so the damage is quite apparent.
Ciao
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