Here’s another edition of “Where We’ve Been and Where You Should Go Too”.
Greune (pronounced Green) is really not a town at all, just a bump in the road off of Highway 306 outside of New Braunfels. Once a significant cotton-producing community along the Guadalupe River, the town has now shifted its economy to one supported primarily by tourism.
The major attraction in Gruene is Gruune Hall, the oldest dance hall in Texas. Just about anybody who is anybody in country music have graced the stage at Gruene Hall over the years including Willie Nelson, Randy Travis, George Strait and many more. It was also the set for the movie Michael staring John Travolta. The great B. B. King and Gregg Allman have also played the Hall over the years. Our good friends The Peterson Brothers Band opened for B. B. at one of his shows and regularly play Gruene. Check out the calendar here: http://gruenehall.com/calendar/
Joyce and I saw Randy Travis at Gruene several years ago before he had his stroke and we have stopped in several times to catch who is doing a free show that is going on most every Saturday and Sunday.
There are also many shops and boutiques in Gruene as well as some really good restaurants. We have eaten at the Gristmill River Restaurant and Bar a couple of times but there are several more places in town to get a meal.
So, put on your pressed Wranglers, a pair of boots and make your way to Gruene. You’ll be glad you did.
December 21, 2016
A couple of days ago we stirred the pot and changed our travel plans when we leave Texas and head west in the spring. We have always wanted to see Big Bend National Park and we have heard that is the best time to visit there.
So, we’ll leave San Antonio on 1 March and make our way to through Del Rio to Marathon where we plan to spend a couple of days. It’s only about 85 miles down to Big Bend from there so we’ll just drive the car down rather than spend a lot of money driving the motor home.
From there we’ll stop at Fort Davis to see the sites there and then continue on west making stops in Las Cruces, NM and Tucson, AZ to arrive in Tempe on the 8th or 9th. Hopefully we’ll be able to get a spot at the Elks Lodge there.
December 23, 2016
Last night we went to the Christmas party at the Commercial Street Bar in town. There was some really good food and a lot of holiday cheer going around. Joyce made a pot of her killer pinto beans that was a big hit with everyone. Tumble Dry Low provided some really good music.
The highlight of the night was seeing Jay and Stephanie Harvey again. Back in 2010 when we were here Jay owned Ervie Jay’s Beer Garden, the "in-place" in town. Jay sold that place a number of years ago and most folks were sorry to see it go.
December 25, 2016
Merry Christmas everyone.
Yesterday Joyce and I made a road trip to San Antonio. The main purpose was to visit an Apple Store to upgrade our computers to the new operating system but we also did an exchange and commissary stop at Lackland AFB.
Why go all the way up over to San Antonio to do updates? Well, Joyce has been have some trouble with her MAC and she has not upgraded the operating system in a long time. Also, since we use a Verizon Jetpack as our main internet access we are limited on the amount of data we can use.
After spending about an hour and a half at Apple we stopped for supper at Cheddar’s, one of our favorite restaurants in Texas. We both had their crispy chicken salad and as always it was delicious.
December 26, 2016
We had a relatively quiet Christmas Day. We did drive into Victoria to have our Christmas meal at the Golden Coral that was very good. Everything was prepared well and tasted very fresh. We then spent the rest of the day relaxing.
We’re starting our last week of hosting here at Goliad State Park and we’re looking forward to moving on to something new.
We had planned to go up to Shiner for the dance at TKO’s but that has fallen through. The other day I noticed on The Scott Taylor Band’s Facebook page that we needed to make a reservation. You might recall in an earlier post here that we had talked to the bartender up there and she said we didn’t need reservations.
Well, I called them and they said yes, they are selling tables for $150 for four seats. We wouldn’t mind paying that if we had someone to help share the cost but that’s a lot of money for just Joyce and I. We might be able to sell the other two seats to someone up there but there is no guarantee on that.
So, as disappointed as we are we will just hang out at home on New Years Eve. We may spend it here at the park or just head on over to San Antonio on the 31st. We’ll figure that out in the next day or so.
January 1, 2017
Happy New Year everyone. Joyce and I hope that 2017 will be a great year for all of our family and friends.
Yesterday we packed everything up and headed over to the Hidden Valley RV Park near San Antonio in Von Ormy, TX. The drive over was relatively easy.
Mark and Terri Blaschke met us as we pulled in and I have to say it was like coming home. We have been to Hidden Valley several times in the past and it’s one of our favorite places. We’re going to spend the next two months here.
Last night Mark and Teri had a big bonfire to welcome in the new year. There was fireworks going off all around the area, some being really huge.
Michelle, Abigail and Skyler
Gotta go for now.
Barry & Joyce
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