Days 26 - 31: Fredericksburg, TX
Heading out early to make the run to Fredericksburg. Along the way Jodi made arrangements for us to meet a young lady who is essentially an adopted daughter and her three boys. They were heading east as we headed south and as luck would have it, we were crossing the same point at roughly the same time. PERFECT. Lunch was on. Jodi and two of the boys. Look at those smiles. On to Fredericksburg. Home of WWII hero Adm. Chester Nimitz, as well as being the heart of Texas wine country and to meet up with our friends, Dave and Barbara and to make new ones, Byron and Lynn. Now I knew a bit about Adm. Nimitz from my studies of history and WW II, but I wasn't that familiar with his background. Until we got to his hometown. The house where he was born has been turned into a wine bar, but it at least from the outside it hasn't changed much from when he was born. Plaque right outside of Adm. Nimitz birthplace House where Adm. Nimitz was bo...