Day 5 On our way through Texas

We stopped at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin.  Debra walked through the gardens as I stayed in the Roadtrek with Spike.  It was a bit warm and I wanted to stay with him and keep him company.  I  was also keeping an eye for people leaving that had shaded parking spaces to possibly move to.

We left Austin and continued our path westward and came upon a interesting looking BBQ joint with a recognizable name, Stubb's BBQ at Graceland Grocery.  We actually drove past and had to turn around, much easier in the Roadtrek than if we were still pulling our earlier travel trailer.  

After I parked our RV I went in to order dinner and Debra stayed behind with Spike as he stretched his little legs, a little. After getting his dinner prepared and getting him settled in, she started through the parking lot to join me.   A group of dinners leaving walked by and a man asked her  about her Roadtrek.  He also mentioned that although he had enjoyed his Stubbs BBQ that there is another joint nearby that we should do ourselves the favor of tasting. It is The Salt Lick in Driftwood, TX. not too far away.  So, as we were enjoying our Stubbs BBQ, Debra tells me about the rave review that The Salt Lick BBQ had just received, something about the Food Network.

As we left Stubb's we laughed and said we must stop by the The Salt Lick and get some BBQ for tomorrow's lunch.  And we did just that,  drove out of the way 30 minutes for even more BBQ!

Along the way I saw this and had to do a turn around and look at it up close.  A beautiful specimen of early train traveling days.

Wow, so glad we were told about The Salt Lick!  Pulling into the parking lot was like pulling into a fairground, room for many cars and motor homes.  They even have a place for helicopters to land bringing people such as those taking the Alamo Helicopter Tours.  The aroma in the air was fabulous!  We parked and went inside to order, this place is huge and can handle large crowds.  We ordered a pound of beef brisket and a side of peach cobbler to go.  Tomorrow's lunch is going to be great!

After leaving Driftwood, TX we headed to Fredericksburg, TX and parked for the night at the Walmart Supercenter.  Thanks to Walmart we had another great nights sleep.