Smells like Texas Pecans in here

April 10/17  Warm, hazy day.  Storm front coming in by end of day.  We traveled to Indiana and stopped at Indianapolis today and hooked up at 3 pm before the rain came in about 5:30.  We also jumped ahead 1 hour; 2 pm was actually 3 pm, now back on Ontario time.  On the east side of Indy is a nice park, Indianapolis East KOA.  There is a MickeyD's right across the street so we can pop over for a ice cream cone.  Tonight while getting my morning coffee ready I noticed that I only have one Texas Pecan Coffee Beans bag left!!!!!   Oh no!   Spirit Wind Java in Ingram, Texas has the best coffee in the whole world.  There are pecans roasted with the coffee.   When you grind the coffee the whole motorhome smells heavenly....  then the next morning the coffee brewing smells even better.  It is my favourite treat in Hill Country.  Good thing they ship globally.  I'm never going to be able wait a whole year for Texas PecanCoffee.

One bag left

Ride to Eat

Cypress Creek Road on the way into Comfort

March 27/17  Weather has been perfect for riding.  Hovering around 80 everyday and 55 +  at night.  We have been out riding everyday.  Those wheels are turning!  Seems most days the guys say "Where are we eating today?"

Billy walking into Luckenbach - Post Office, General Store, and Bar

now there is a chair at the bar for you in Bandera ,,, or should I say saddle

Closed Sign in the quilt shop in Bandera, "Headin' Out"

 So here is the list of small towns in the last week - Luckenbach, Welfare, Waring,  Bandera, Comfort, Boerne, Leakey, Hunt, Ingram and right here in Kerrville.    Now the name Welfare for a town, just has to peak your curiousity????

German word Wohlfarht, translated as "pleasant trip"

Some of the days have been almost 200 miles and other days only 50 miles.  This 'Hill Country' area is just a great area for exploring.  Motorcycles, Antique Hunters, Jewellery, Cowboy stuff, Thrift shops, Foodies, Hand Crafts, Wild Exotic Animals, Hunting, Spring Wildflowers, Wineries,,,,,,,   the list goes on and on.  If you have an interest you will likely find it here. 

riding along the hills in Kerrville

Cowboys love their Belt Buckles

March 22/2016 Weather  sunny, nice 82, night 48.  

Clint Orms Belt Buckle

This area is such a surprising area for artistic talent.  In a little tiny town called Ingram there is a very unique Silversmith named Clint Orms.  Cowboys have been part of the Texas heritage for half a century.  They don their jeans, cowboy hats, boots and one of their most cherished items.... their belt buckles.  These finely crafted belt buckles are passed down from generation to generation.  Clint grew up being a cowboy, his Dad retired from Rodeos.  He hand tooled his first belt when he was 13 and his first belt buckle when he was 15.   A Clint Orms belt buckle is a work of art and each one is named after a county in Texas.  Celebrities that have been seen wearing his very distinctive buckles are George W. Bush, Mark Harmon, Cindy Crawford, Susan Sarandon, Lyle Lovette, George Strait, Billy Bob Thornton, Tommy Lee Jones, Tiger Woods and Hal Sutton - they have all been customers.

We went into the store to peek around after our rv neighbour told us about this shop.  The day we were there the fellow working the front was just an incredibly nice guy and so proud of the product they make and sell.  

 No price tags of course.  The filigree detail is absolutely incredible.  Just for fun we asked the price of this one,,,,,   Wow.  It costs a lot of money to be a real cowboy!!!!!

this one was about $4200.00 - just the buckle... you need the belt now.....

Billy looked at the far belt without the fancy buckle,,, $2700

Stunning work,,, this briefcase

the top one is salt water alligator - ready to be made into a belt of your choice