We are in Luling, Texas camped (okay parked) with the San Marcos River behind us. We are 20 feet from the river and on the far side a farmer field with cattle. The sides of the river bank are washed away and the drop to the water is about 25 feet. The cattle sometimes try to get down and have succeeded to walk along a path they have made 6 to 10 feet down. Looks very strange and I wondered how the two who tried would get back up again, but they did.
We drove about 300 miles from Newton, Texas a couple of days ago. While spending just two days in Newton we came across an awesome sight birding at a Texas state fish hatchery. A bald eagle was also enjoying the fish hatchery looking for dinner! It was my first sighting of a bald eagle in the wild.
Yesterday we went into Luling and had a Mexican breakfast summer sausage and egg soft taco. Interesting! The town was having a car and bar-b-que thingy. Only you could not buy the bar-b-que...interesting. We enjoyed the Oil Museum and spoke for while with an older fellow (yes older then us!) whose mother had worked in the store where the museum now resides, something of a old time Walmart of the 1920's. Starting with his dad in 1920ish, him and his sons they have worked for the same oil company for over 80 years. Luling and many of the the Texas towns look very much like you would find them in the old cowboy movies.
Luling is also where Tiny Texas Houses are made. These are one room house, with a loft for sleeping made from salvaged materials. Each one is unique ranging in the very surprising price of $38000 to $90000. I was shocked at the price. They look more like $25,000 to me.
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