Texas- third installment

We made the short trek from San Antonio to Bandera, Texas for their Labor Day weekend celebration and parade. Bandera is a town in Texas hill country that likes to be known as the Cowboy Capital of the World. And, yes we saw lots of cowboys, cowgirls, horses and steer.

We were advised over the loudspeaker not to pop any balloons while the steer were on the loose, lest a major fiaso break loose. All was well and the parade was a treat. Somehow we scored great seats in the shade and it was only in the mid-eighties that day. Louise made a friend and scored some candy.

And we all scored a great meal on the way out of town at Jakes at Pipe Creek. At Jake's you can eat a porkchop sandwich as big as your face, become addicted to shrimp tacos, nibble on fried pickles, and indulge (if that's your thing) on some garlicky snails. The owner also schooled us on the existence of belt-sander races. Yeah, for real.