"Daycation" to Fredericksburg, Texas

"Daycation" to Fredericksburg, Texas

I learned a new word (okay maybe it's not a word) from Lea's Corner when she used the phrase "Daycation".  I love mini adventures that can best be summed in the word "Daycation".

Saturday night my husband, Geno and I usually enjoy date night. We go out to dinner or plan something special for just the two of us. On Saturday afternoon, Geno surprised me with a little mini trip to Fredericksburg, Texas. It's an hour and 40 minute drive to a wonderful little German community in south central Texas.  It's been a while since we've been there so the drive was quite an eye opener.

Texas has been under siege with a drought and it was most pronounced passing the acres of barren land.  No hay crops...only dry brown brittle ground cover. Most of the cattle have been sold and many have few heads of cattle left as there is no water or food to keep them.  Many "For Sale" signs are plastered on smaller farms and ranches.  Small towns are withering up and we realized all the young people have nothing to go back to as jobs are now located in Austin, Houston, Dallas and San Antonio.

The surprise was dinner at the "Cabernet Grill", the Texas Wine Country Restaurant!  Geno had read in Trip Advisor about it being a 5 Star restaurant..it's casual..it's elegant..it's positioned in a setting with lush greenery, trickling waterfalls and a koi pond (of course Geno had to feed the fish) just off Hwy 16 across from the fair grounds.  We had a wonderful dinner, the staff was personable and the food fantastic!  The Texas wines were enjoyable but unfortunately we didn't leave room for any of their fabulous desserts!  Oh, well another time.

Daycations...what a great word to describe the explorations we can make in a days time.  Many times these little experiences are what mean the most.

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