Nacogdoches is the oldest city in Texas and a wonderful little college town of about 35,000 population and the Stephen F. Austin State University. We went downtown looking for a historic old museum and found out we were in time for their Veteran’s Day parade.
Veteran’s Parade Nacogdoches, TX
Once the parade started, I had an immediate flash back to the days when Ocala’s parades were much smaller and more locally oriented including a few school bands and cub scout packs with less than perfect marching skills. It was a piece of americana and heart warming to see again. Who would have guessed that Ocala had grown up to be more metropolitan than anywhere!
We found a wonderful place for lunch after the parade. This huge warehouse was converted into an interesting restaurant that touted the home of the best catfish and onion rings. We tried the onion rings and they are right.
We found another zoo on Sunday afternoon in Lufkin. Although they didn’t have as many animals as the Waco zoo, they had a mini railroad that ran around the zoo and across a wooden bridge over a pond into a wooded area. So, of course, we took a ride and enjoyed it thoroughly.
Railroad at the Lufkin Zoo
Monday morning we left for Spring, Texas which is where our youngest daughter and her family live. We will be there for two weeks including Thanksgiving. We are really looking forward to spending this quality time with them. Below is the picture of the campground in Spring which is one of the nicest we have seen so far.
Campground in Spring, TX
- Lounging area near the pool at campground
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What a cool looking campground.
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