April 13 – Fredericksburg, TX – Walmart

Texas is a big state – a drive across West Texas will convince you of that. We put about 450 miles behind us during the day and Jim drove about 300 of those without stopping. It’s an interesting drive – a lot greener than I expected although this is likely due to the time of the year we are traveling. There is very little vegetation closer to El Paso and as you work your way east two things happen 1. the desert scrub slowly gives way first to mesquite – I think - and then to oak trees and 2. It gets humid. You can literally feel the humidity increase as you travel east across Texas.

Fredericksburg is a neat little German town in the hill country north of San Antonio and west of Austin.  We took up residence at the local Walmart for the night and did some window shopping in town the next morning. After getting a fantastic breakfast at the well-known Old German Bakery we headed east to Round Top.