Sunday March 30th Enchanted Rock, Iguana Grill
Decided that we would head to
the Enchanted Rock State Park for a hike. It was a lovely 90 minute drive North
of Fredericksburg. A beautiful day that just got better and better. We stopped
for gas and couldn’t resist grabbing a portion of fried chicken from Chicken
Express $2 for a really good fried
chicken breast… not healthiest thing to do, but boy it is good for an
occasional treat. Arriving at the
Enchanted Rock we headed up. The rock is a huge domed outcrop of Pink Granite rising 425 feet (largest pink
granite outcrop in The US) and was believed by the native Indians to be
‘enchanted’ as they would hear creaking and groaning coming from it. Geologists
have suggested that this was the effect of cooling at night after being heated
during the day by strong sun. We set off
to the summit, knowing that the trip down is known to be a little precarious.
It was quite a hike, but we made it and were glad as we sat and enjoyed a
bottle of water and took in the 360 degree views of the beautiful Texas Hill
country. The hike down was a little tough for someone who is still recovering
from one unplanned fall!! We made it without incident and felt pretty good. We
started our drive home, stopping along the way to look at a couple of HUGE
longhorn cattle and then to admire the prolific Bluebonnets (Texas State
Flower) in full bloom at the side of the road (they are quite stunning). We
drove via Fredericksburg and stopped for for a quick walk around the shops and
an ice cream. 
Picked up some meat at
Randal’s on the way home and treating ourselves to a BBQ’d filet mignon, which
I have to say was cooked to perfection (by Master BBQer Derek) on our grill,
which now has a new regulator.. it gets much hotter. We then trotted off to a local bar, The
Iguana Grill. We have been intending to
see this place for a while. Just so happened a guy (Dave) from the RV resort
was performing there, so we joined a large group of supporters and had a beer
and great social chatter. The view from the place is quite awesome and the
locale is wonderful, but we both feel that it could be so much better, if they
improved the sound and had a menu other than Mexican…. Something similar to the
Skull Creek Boathouse on Hilton Head Island… live music and great food, and busy every night, rain or sun. We had fun though, and headed back to camp
feeling lucky and privileged to be living this dream of ours. I thought I would spend the night in the
cottage as we only have it for 2 more nights. I was woken by the fire alarm, in
the bedroom, going off at 1am… after several stops and starts and me wildly
imagining that it may be a carbon monoxide alarm, I headed back to the rig,
clutching a flashlight and making a racket trying to get in the locked rig!!! Derek was kind enough to let me in!! Good to be back in a familiar bed, feeling
safe!!
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| We Made it |
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| Great Views |
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| Pink Granite Dome.. Enchanted Rock.. going to the top! |
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| Yes apparently it does rain in Texas!! |
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| Texas State Flower.. Bluebonnet |
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| Bluebonnets |
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| View from the Iguana Grill |
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| Another view from the grill |
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| AND ANOTHER! |
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| Chatting on the patio at the Iguana Grill |
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| AND Later from the Grill |
