Waco, Gerogetown and Hutto

Our time spent here in Round Rock, has allowed us to visit some unique places. Like the birthplace of the Dr. Pepper soda and bottling plant, Texas ranger museum and a stop in at the Chip and Joanna Magnolia store.

Dr Pepper is America’s unique flavor and was created, manufactured and sold beginning in 1885 in the Central Texas town of Waco.

History of Dr. Pepper - Clicky 

A few photos, of our visit:

From there we also stopped into the Texan Ranger Museum. I normally do not take photos inside museum. This is due to light and the glass:

Along our walk downtown we always run into some fun finds:

Along our road trips took us to the Town of Georgetown. North of Round Rock, about 10 miles. Our walk this time took us to a famous courthouse. Famous by being the first place to win a court case against the KKK.

Your Honor

Another unique place was this church, it is open to the public and on certain days a docent is available. Jus too many thing to remember all about it.

The above photo of this Bible, long with other items will no longer be available, as the items will be transfer to another museum. Once there they will no longer be made available to the public for handling.

Our final stop was a town just east of us. To hear about it, you assume it was a large historic downtown area. The biggest draw? Hippopotamus. Yes, Hippopotamus. It seems the town is overrun with Hippos. I just had to see this unique place, Oh, history you ask?

History of Hutto - Clicky  

At this point, you may be asking: “what’s up with the hippos?” Local legend says that a hippo escaped from a circus train that stopped in Hutto in 1915. The hippo nestled itself into a local creek and the ensuing romp to recapture it would change the town forever. Soon after, the town’s high school adopted the hippo as its mascot, and today Hutto is the only municipality in the United States to have the animal as its talisman. In fact, there are as many as 4,000 hippo statues throughout town, including Henrietta, a 14,000-pound concrete statue that stands in Hutto’s Old Town.

Oh no, Tilly is Hippo Bait.

Susan Saved her just in time. 

Safe Travels and Journeys

DaGirls Rv

Susan, Tilly, Dakota and me

We left Boerne Rv, and made plans to return on Monday the 6th of May, to complete the installation of the new Leveling System.

We left Boerney, around 5 pm and headed to Round Rock. A community just Northeast of Austin. We located a city park called:  Old Settlers Rv park. This is a no frills park with FHU with 30 or 50 amp spots. Sites are close, much closer than we like but our slide is out and we can do laundry. We landed around 7:45 pm, enough time to settle in and get level.

In the morning Dakota and I went for our morning walk-a-bout. I met a lady who took some photos of us. We chatted for a while and she informed me of the Texas State Cemetery. And we all know me and cemeteries: I just can't go by without seeing them. And this is one that is very well taken care of.

Our walk about:

Our first stop in Austin - Presidential Library - Time

The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, also known as the LBJ Presidential Library, is the presidential library and museum of Lyndon Baines Johnson, the 36th President of the United States (1963–1969). It is located on the grounds of the University of Texas at Austin, and is one of 13 Presidential Libraries administered by the National Archives and Records Administration. The LBJ Library houses 45 million pages of historical documents, including the papers of President Johnson and those of his close associates and others.

For more information - Clicky

Texas State Cemetery (No pets allowed).

 Is a cemetery located on about 22 acres (8.9 ha) just east of downtown Austin, the capital of the U.S. state of Texas. Originally the burial place of Edward Burleson, Texas Revolutionary general and Vice-President of the Republic of Texas, it was expanded into a Confederate cemetery during the Civil War. Later it was expanded again to include the graves and cenotaphs of prominent Texans and their spouses.

The cemetery is divided into two sections. The smaller one contains around 900 graves of prominent Texans, while the larger has over 2,000 marked graves of Confederate veterans and widows. There is room for 7,500 interments; the cemetery is about half full, after including plots chosen by people who are eligible for burial.

Burial guidelines
The guidelines on who may be buried within the Texas State Cemetery were first established in 1953, and are currently set by Texas state law. Currently, all persons to be buried in the cemetery must be one of the following:[1]

• A former member of the legislature or a member who dies in office.
• A former elected state official or an official who dies in office.
• State official appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Legislature who served at least 10 years in the office. After September 1, 2015, this criterion may be used only upon approval of the State Cemetery Committee if it finds the official made a significant contribution to Texas history.[2]
• Individual designated by governor's proclamation, concurrent resolution of the Legislature, or order of the State Cemetery Committee; but only after approval of the committee if it finds the individual made a significant contribution to Texas history. The statute as written permits the committee to deny burial under this criterion even if requested by the governor or Legislature.
• The spouse of anyone meeting the above criteria.
• The child of an eligible member, but only if he or she was dependent on another due to a long-standing physical or mental condition during the lifetime of one of the child's parents.

For More Information - Clicky

Combat Veterans Wounded

Vietnam War Memorial Monument  

Structural Steel from World Trade Center

and Chris Kyle 

One other stop was to the "The Container Store". Yea found one outside of Austin. Many of you have seen my storage compartment layout. I starter this layout in 2013 in our 2003 Alfa SeeYa, and continued using the containers in our 2008. We 3 of the 4 containers have been affected by the sun light and the fronts are cracking. So with a store close by I was able to replace the, front set.

Image of the containers:

What I like about these containers, are this: 2 different sets, but the only difference is the height. So you can mix and match. 

For more information on the sizes - Clicky  

Ok, so this is enough of this - I will post a photo of the new replacement set and layout later.

One final Photo:

Safe Travels and Journeys

DaGirls Rv

Susan, Tilly, Dakota and me