Awake: 7:02am Temp 42 sleep 6+29 elevation 1741 ft windy & sunny overnight @ Fredericksburg, Texas.
The (4) of us ride in the Suzuki to downtown Luckenbach (9 miles), population (1). That’s not a typo. In its heyday, the population soared to between 25 & 30. Today, as these visitors do every year, celebrate Texas Independence Day. We arrived before noon time & already there are over 100 people hanging around. The town was settled in 1850 & became famous through a country western song, then remained as it was. According to one concerned writer, “Luckenback is like Brigadoon: you’re almost afraid to go back because it might not be there again.”
During our visit, we each enjoyed a German Bratwurst sandwich with sauerkraut & homemade potato chips. There was something for all of us: Gary was interested in seeing & talking to the bikers, K & Grace window shopped in the small country store & bar which has a warm pot bellied stove, & I took some “suitable for framing” pictures.
Back in downtown Fredericksburg, we park the car & visit many stores, maybe a dozen or more. This town is neat, very clean with wide streets & beautiful old buildings. I found out why the streets are so wide: because of the neck canvas headgear on an ox, it could not back up the buckboard; it needed a wide street to make a 180 degree turn. There are plenty of things to see & do in this town so we’ll be back.
K & I attend 5:30 Mass @ Saint Mary’s Catholic Church.
7:30 dinner: wine with cheese, then tuna salad & mixed salad + ham slices.
Late night movie: “High Plains Drifter” with Clint Eastwood, Verna Bloom, Marianna Hill, Mitchell Ryan, etc. Moody, self-conscious but compelling story of a drifter hired by townspeople to protect then from vengeful outlaws who have been released from prison. 1973. Well, it’s our 1st cowboy movie in yrs; Kathy walked out & I yawned a few times, but if you’re into those cowboy things, it’s for you.
High temp=58 Lights out: 12:06am
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