About 3 hour drive north from San Antonio. Huge outdoor billboards--"I rented this billboard to say I love you signed Chip Gaines". A little further down the road "And this one too, signed Chip Gaines". and "Dallas can wait, stop in Waco".
Texas Ranger Museum first stop with nice 45 min movie. Lots of firearm displays. Good info about the Texas Rangers--not that interesting for kids but we enjoyed. No need to go again.
Nice campground. Mark the owner was falling all over himself helping Pete get set up for the NCAA football championship. Very convenient to highway--Northcrest Manor.
We booked a Brazo Fixer-upper tour several days ahead for $39 /3 hours WACOWand Joe was terrific. Lots of Waco history from a native who seemed to know everyone. Brazo's owns one of Chip and Joanna's fixer-uppers that they usually tour it but rented out the day of our tour. Waco loves Chip and Joanna for their generosity, the 450 home renovations, the Silos area, 4 restaurants, and the huge tourism that it has brought to Waco which looks like it could use the help! Ate at Magnolia Table--great! All fixer-upper stores closed on Sunday.
We drove by Allice Tristen's (age 76) house and Joe stopped and she came over and talked to us. She was the 2017 national winner of "The Great Light Fight" as seen on TV. She started out doing this 42. years ago so that the little patients at the Children's hospital would have some Christmas cheer.. as the hospital windows look out onto her house. It is a very small one story house on a small lot but it was covered with Xmas. decorations that she was taking down. Really fun talking to her. She said people from all over the world come to see it.
Fort Stanton--just here overnight at the Wallmart along with about 18 otther RV's.
Rock Hound State Park near Deming, Tx next night.
Toured the Dr Pepper museum--ok not great. It was a very worthwhile stop on the way to Tuscon.
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