Oct 7

They promised us rain again last night but it did not come, however they did get some rain in San Antonio. We woke up to a bright sun and a clear sky with moderate winds from the north east. A really nice day. We did some engraving and got it into the mail and this afternoon we went into Hondo to the DQ for their famous Taco Salad. It was very tasty and quite sufficient in size for only #2.99 the Sr. special for the day. Aftrward we drove around Hondo, south of the highway and found it to be quite a large town. The street on the south, next to the hayfield is 29th street and state highway 90 is 19th street. It is probably 8/10 to a mile long, so a nice sized town with most of the older part north of the highway and rail road track a block or two south of the highway is mostly private homes, most in very good condition, some quite old but nice. On the south side of town the homes are newer but very nice. We drove south to the town of Yancey, about 15 miles. A small town but nice and then we drove west to the town of D'Hanis. As it was getting late and the sun about down we saw many hawks setting on fence posts as well as telephone poles apparently watching for some supper. We also saw a large ranch with a very high fence around it. We did see a bull Elk and several animals that I can not name but appeared to be from Africa. Possibly a game preserve of something of that nature. It stretched along the highway for several miles. The town of D'Hanis looks like an old time western town. There is a grocery next to the tavern. I understand that on Wednesday, you can go into the store and purchase the steak of your choice and then take it out back where you can cook it to your liking. Sounds like something fun to do. May check that out one evening. We headed back to the Lone Star Corral about 1 mile east and called it a day. Watched the debates and then found out what they really said after it was over. I do not think that either of them changed any minds about who should led this country. I certainly would not want the job.