It’s pretty swampy in Texas at the Louisiana border on I-10. There is a comprehensive Welcome Center there with the standard state maps and travel brochures, but also some interesting interpretive info on the surrounding Blue Elbow Swamp.
We were lucky to arrive in Spicewood outside of Austin in time for our great-niece’s 6th birthday party. We had dinner at a place that pleases kids and adults alike: a play area for the kids, good beer for the adults! After that, we headed over to the Christmas Tree lighting complete with Santa Claus, the Chick fil-A cow, cookies, s’mores, and music.
