The Hill Country

Today Reed drove us through the hill country with stops along the way at a winery, Comfort and Luckenbach.  He is an A-1 Texas tour guide and we are so lucky to have made this kind and fun loving friend in Austin.  The weather had big clouds rolling in and some spots of rain but it made the terrain beautiful.  We first stopped in a winery where we tasted reds and whites and Reed bought himself a bottle of good wine.  Then on to this beautiful restored town of Comfort where I talked to four longhorns on this magnificent  compound of stone houses and pasture.  We had a really delicious healthy lunch at an outdoor cafe.    On the journey I  saw ranches and farms with angus cattle, horses, ostriches, llamas, cows, goats, sheep.  We stopped at a dance hall in Luckenbach where I listened to a live band, drank part of a cold Shiners Bock and enjoyed being around people in jeans and cowboy boots and lots of cowboy hats.  What made it so special was Abe didn't have to drive, was happy and relaxed, didn't have to cuss at every person on a cell phone while driving and really got to see the countryside and laugh at Reed's humor.  One of our nicest days in Austin.  Thank-you Reed.