Day Trip

Chuck had the day off yesterday so we decided to explore our local area a little bit more. It also was a good opportunity to take the Highlander out for a drive. 

We knew that we wanted to be home by the early afternoon to give our dogs an opportunity to stretch their legs, so I began checking out some options close by. The other thing to consider was that it was a Monday, and a lot of places are closed on Monday. 

We began out trip with breakfast at Blackjacks in Dublin. We live just down the road from Dublin so it didn’t take long to get there. I tried their avocado toast with a peppermint mocha coffee, and Chuck had a breakfast burrito. He also picked up a t-shirt while we were there. Breakfast was yummy, and we headed down Hwy 6 toward Hico.

We had been to Wiseman Chocolates before, and knew we wanted to make sure to stop by and pick up one of their sample packs. If you haven’t been it’s definitely worth a trip. From there we headed down to the Hico Mercantile. where we enjoyed checking out the merchandise. 

Before leaving Hico we stopped by The Billy the Kid museum, and made sure to get a picture at the Hico sign. 

From Hico we made our way to Hamilton. We stopped at Dutchman’s Hidden Valley, but knew we were getting ready for lunch so we just did a little window shopping.

 

In Hamilton we ate lunch at Wenzel Lonestar Meat Company where we had some really yummy Ruben sandwiches. If you are ever in Hamilton I definitely recommend this place. Their vinegar based slaw was really tasty too. 

From Hamilton we headed to Comanche, and picked up some Bill’s Season All from PJ’s Market. It was then a quick trip down the road to De Leon where we stopped at Doc’s Drive in for some floats. It was a fun way to end our day. 

So basically we ate our way through our little trip, and Chuck commented that we’d probably gained ten pounds since we’d left. But we did have a fun day together. 

We arrived home around two and enjoyed the rest of the day at the Rocking H which really is our favorite place!