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lunch reservations were at the
Rio Canyon
Restaurant, due to the detour, we were now more
than 1-1/2 hours behind schedule |
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...yes Kevin, don't worry, it does go fine with jeans |
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after 50 miles, heading up Hwy 83 then east on Hwy 39, then
1340, coming from Leakey, we arrived at our next
destination,
Stonehenge II. This was an
art project by Al Shepperd and his friend and neighbor,
Doug Hill- it is 90% as wide and 60% as tall as the
original in England |
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we gathered around the sacrificial alter for a group photo
- missing from the photo were David & Ray |
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Doc, Debbi, John & Jan headed over to take a look
and "pick at" at
one of the "Easter Island"
Moai replicas |
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time to load up and head on down the road |
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we headed out 1340 and east on hwy 27 thru hunt & Ingram, back to Kerville |
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after the long day of fun, several found themselves needing
gas so we stopped in Kerville |
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...then 23 miles east to the Best Western to relax
before dinner |
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Today's Cruise: 325.6 miles
in our 6-speed C5 we
averaged 25.6 MPG |
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...due to the detours and such, we missed our
appointment at Texas Hills Winery, a few of us headed out to
Woodrose Winery - a finely packed
gravel road was a dust bowl of a road |
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The
Cotton Gin is located about three miles out of
town on
Hwy 16 |
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Mike (GM) had the private upstairs dining
room reserved for us again this year |
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