Fredericksburg, TX. Hill Country

Had a great day today.  Temps were 30 degrees lower today which allowed us to take Andie on our adventure.  The high today was 63 with winds from the cold North.  It blew all night but we were quite snug in our little home away from home.
It was nice to get up and not have to break camp and get on the road the first thing in the AM.  So around 10:00 we hit the visitors center and got info. to tour the LBJ Texas White House.  Great tour and we had a real nerd (his words) for a tour host.
For those of you younger then us LBJ stands for Lyndon Johnson our 36th president.  Apparently he spent 25% of his days as president at his home here in the Hill Country.  He would fly into San Antonio on Air Force One change to a smaller plane (see pic) and fly to his home here locally.
His home was like a time capsule as everything was as it was in the 60's.  Including bright yellow formica in the kitchen, old time tv-s in each room, and rotary dial phones.  Oh and he wore boxers in case you were wondering.

The 60's were  turbulent times for the nation and for us personally as we had to contend with the draft and listen to Viet Nam issues daily in everything we did.  When the guide spoke of the circumstances of JFK's death I have to admit that I shed a bit of a tear thinking back to where I was on that fateful day.  Anyway think of what the President must have been forced into thinking.
We couldn't get a clear shot of his home or surroundings as it was surrounded by beautiful Texas live oak trees.  What a spot.  He had something like 800 acres on what seemed like on top of the world.  Talk about the Hill Country.  It was like you could see forever .  Really an inspirational place to say the least.
We finished that tour and next to the LBJ spread was a working farm set in the turn of the century.  Claudia took a movie of a 500 lb pig (for Jonah) but the video wouldn't upload.  It was a full- on working farm/ranch with volunteers doing chores, making and smoking sausages, bread and other basic necessities of life.  Apparently the Hill Country wasn't electrified until 1956.  Imagine that and no shopping centers or Freddy's to run to at the spur of the moment.  I took a picture of what the raw land looks like with live oaks, cactus, and lots of rocks.  Pretty rough country in those days.
Well enough of this.  Tomorrow we will spend more time in the city which is a special place out here in the middle of nowhere.
Bye of now.  Kyle it was really good to talk to you today and to just hear your voice.  Glad that you are healing nicely.
Love as always
Dad