Thursday |
 | The departure location was the Cracker Barrel in Burleson, TX. |  |
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 | If you've ever been on one of Doug's cruises, you know that Interstates are a last resort!
We took I-35 south to Waco |  |
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 | Our first pit stop was in Marlin, TX |  |
| then on down the back roads where it was a lot more scenic and fun to drive |
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Blue Bell Creamery in Brenham, TX
today's feature stop |
 | It wasn't hard to know you were there. Besides hundreds of people, the signs, the signature icon of the little girl with the cow let you know. |  |  |
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 |  | The old Delivery Truck |  |
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| | You can't pre-book a tour, it has to be done when you arrive |  | |
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 |  | we had about an hour to kill so we visited, enjoyed a cup of ice cream and walked thru their store |  |
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| | About 10 minutes before our scheduled tour time, we went into the Tour Center |  | |
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| | Note: Photos are not permitted on the tours | |
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 | after the tour, you are treated to a free cup of ice cream |  |
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| | a photo of "part" of the buildings at the creamery |  | |
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Lunch at Must Be Heaven in Brenham, TX
yes, we ate desert (ice cream) before lunch
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| parking behind main street |  |  | on the corner 2 blocks away |
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 | a great deli and wow - the deserts!!!!
one side was also an old malt shop and most of the restaurant was decorated with lots of memorabilia |  |
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| | After lunch you had several options: to walk around town, gather cruiser points and/or go back to the hotel and relax - many enjoyed the pool back at the hotel | |
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| |  | Have you ever run across a street with your name? | |
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 | The Hampton Inn was our hotel for the evening, complete with a nice reception |  |
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Dinner at Earnie's All American Bistro in Brenham, TX
an Italian restaurant with lots of other options as well
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 | They had set our reservation up in a private dinning room with two long tables - great food |  |
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CONTINUE TO DAY TWO |
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