Today was burger heaven, but more on that later.
The rain stopped shortly after we arrived at Fredericksburg RV Park but it was cold. The temperature hovered at 36 degrees until we went to bed. It was 33 when we got up this morning. It stayed in the forty's all day but the sun did come out in the afternoon.
After breakfast, we slowly got our act together and headed out for the day. Our first stop was at Wal-Mart to get some photos printed. They were so un-busy that we had the prints in 8 minutes. Probably a record.
We topped off the fuel tank in the truck at $2.71 per gallon and then drove to the Wildseed Farm east off town on Hwy 290. We have been passing by this place forever as there are no plants growing at this time of year. This place is more than plants however. The architecture of the buildings made from recycled wood is spectacular. The farm grows and harvests all kinds of wild flowers and these are packaged for sale. They also sell lots of garden “gee-gaws”.
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There is a small restaurant and a wine bar in one of the buildings and a large outdoor area used for gatherings. Oh, there are 8 cats on the premises as well.
On the way back to town we stopped at a store which had lots of large western style antiques. Inside were two western chuck wagons. One looked to be authentic with lots of tools and boxes attached to it. The other was a recent copy made by an Amish craftsman while authentic looking, lacked the ageing and attached tools. The owner told us that the authentic chuck wagon had been recently sold to a local ranch.
Jail for sale, 2 cells, $6500. This one is sold.
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The August 2009 edition of Texas Monthly featured and article on The 50 Best Burgers in Texas. The number 3 place is near Fredericksburg. It is called the Alamo Springs Café and is located 10.5 miles south of town on the Old San Antonio Road next to the Bat Cave. No kidding!
We drove down in mid afternoon for a late lunch hoping for less of a crowd. There were people but no crowd. After getting our own drinks and table service we got a table immediately. The building is nothing to write about, just a building. It was moved to the site from Fredericksburg according to the owner who by the way, is related to the people who started In-and-Out Burger.
Everything is ala carte so we ordered an appetizer of breaded portabella mushrooms (on a recommendation from a neighbor table), a burger to which lots of extras can be added (we shared), and a basket of fries.
The burger was excellent. Meaty, tasty, and half was enough. No dinner tonight I think.
This is another Texas institution I can check off my list. I think a repeat visit is in order the next time we are through here.
We did check out the bat cave viewing area but the bats are not here until April. It is a nightly happening to come watch the bats leave the cave to feed about dusk.
After checking out a few stores in downtown Fredericksburg, we returned to the RV and prepared to watch the opening ceremonies of the winter Olympics.
