Todays' blogs will probably seem to read backwards but considering the author I guess that is to be expected. To do it right go down to the start of the newest of today's entries and work back to this point ... make sense? .... probably not ... I've got a nasty cold as a weak excuse.

After you now have read about our trip to New Braunfels and the reasons for going there, as expected, here are a couple of gastronomic adventures. While in NB we hit most of our favorites, including the Gristmill, Omas, Ables. The Gristmill has constant good food and service and can host a bunch of folks like they did for Harvey's retirement. Omas is still the best German food we have had since living in Germany ... schnitzle heaven.

And Ables has the best eggs Benedict we have ever had ... and we keep trying. I think the price has increased to $6.75, but still a super deal ... and of course we couldn't resist the cinnamon bun!

Good old oilcloth table cloths and home cooked food and always a line at the door to get in.

Then on the way home on Sunday we stopped by the Roadhouse Diner for a couple of burgers. The Roadhouse is just east of Bastrop on Highway 21 near the golf course.

And they serve one of the best mushroom swiss cheese burgers that you can try to wrap your mouth around ... even a big one like mine, eh. They also have a parking lot big enough to slide the Flying Scotsman into for the experience.