The Pie Duel and on to Terrell

Wednesday, November 25th

Today, we got a little bit of a slow start, but then started packing up to head to Terrell. Jay came by to say goodbye, as he had to head off to a meeting. We got almost entirely ready to leave, and decided to eat lunch before we headed out. We made some quick sandwiches, and ate them on the picnic table outside. The temperature was just right, and the sun was shining. Tomorrow starts a trend towards rain and colder temps, so it was nice to enjoy the outdoors. We also got Eileen's pic.

(Eileen pic to come)

We hitched up, said our final goodbyes to Stella, stopped by the dump station and headed out about 12:30.

We stopped a few times for restroom breaks as we went along 281 to Hico, then 220 to 67 to I-20. We saw the Texas Tech Red Raider Band semi stop for fuel in Lampasus. They were headed to Austin, as the Red Raiders play the University of Texas tomorrow.

Of course, you cannot go through Hico and not stop at the Koffee Kup for pie. They also were recognized in Texas Highways Magazine, as the #2 Pie in the State of Texas. So of course, we had to compare. Tony went in to get our pie, while I waited in the truck with the kitties.

The Koffee Kup, at the corner of 281 and 6. They have RV Parking in the back!

They cut and prepared our pie "to go", Tony got Chocolate Meringue again, and Peanut Butter Meringue for me.

We really enjoyed our pie. It was verrrry good, but their Chocolate Meringue did not compare to the Bluebonnet Cafe.

We got back on the road and continued on, getting into DFW traffic about 4:30 -- but luckily it wasn't too bad. 

We arrived at the Terrell RV Park (because Bluebonnet Ridge RV Park was full) at about 5pm. They only had two sites available (even though we made reservations for a pull-through), we ended up in a back-in. Tony didn't have any trouble getting into it, though, no curbs or trees or poles in the way! The other good thing is that it is not far from Terrell at all, where the other park would have been a 15min. drive into town.

Terrell RV Park is right off the interstate so you do hear the road noise, but the sites are long and level and not too close together. We got in and set up very quickly, as it was getting dark fast.

Our site

We also quickly got the antenna set up and tuned in, so we could watch Survivor, and then had dinner. As we ate we watched the traffic back up as the folks tried to exit for the (less than 1-year-old) Bucees, at Hwy 148. We can see the sign and the top of the building from our park.

We watched the tv show, then headed to bed. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving! We get to see our family!