Back to Luckenbach for April Fool's Day

April Fool's Day, and we couldn't think of a single joke. Oh wait, I didn't really lose my camera. April Fool's!!

It was sad leaving Fredericksburg -- what a great place to be -- but we were looking forward to stopping by Luckenbach again on our way to Leander (just outside of Austin) for the next leg of our trip. Smoky had a date with the Snail Creek Hat Company to pick up his new cowboy hat.

Snail Creek Hat Company, Luckenbach, Texas.

Snail Creek must do a brisk business in Luckenbach. They are only open on weekends, and they had lots of hats in their small shop. Smoky had talked with Tony Wilson a few days ago about the hat he wanted, and Tony promised to have some on hand.

Some of the hats at Snail Creek Hat Company.

Smoky in his new hat!

This special hat, called a Golden Gus by SunBody Hats, is made of palm fiber and has a soft, comfortable feel to it. Here's how SunBody describes it on their website:

This is a very soft and comfortable hat. 4" brim, 5-1/2" crown. Pressed. Not Stiffened. Re-shaping not recommended. Brown bound edge. Mexican fine pressed palm.

Smoky looks great in his new hat. It is just what he wanted. Especially after they added a leather chin strap to it!

While at Luckenbach, we decided to try Amy's Apple Pie Fries again, and they were just as yummy this time as last. I talked with Amy about her fries last time we were there. She said she decided to try them because no one else was making them. Although she wouldn't give out her recipe, I tried to watch the preparation. Maybe I'll try making some when we get back home.

Amy herself!

Her famous apple pie fries!

Add your license to the wall in Luckenbach.

The day was a little overcast, so Smoky's photos of the town turned out better than on our last trip. Here are some of our favorites.

Luckenbach Post Office.

Luckenbach picnic table carvings.

Pink evening primroses on the way to Leander.

Our spot at Leander KOA.

We checked into the Leander KOA mid afternoon, got settled in our spot before the rain started, and hunkered down for an upcoming storm, set to hit in the wee hours of Sunday morning. Smoky even had time to take a picture of a spiderwort growing along the fence behind our spot.

Tradescantia (spiderwort), Leander
KOA.

--Shann