Six month’s on the Island with it’s unique culture, fashions, beach bars, Island foods and laid back lifestyle was very easy to get used to.
We are now in Boerne (pronounced Bernie) for a while, adjusting to the entirely different atmosphere while we explore, talking to the locals, seeking out homes on the market and just really getting the ‘feel’ of the place.
The downtown area is by the river, (Cibolo Creek) with antique shops, a nice park; (one of 9 in town) areas for people to meet, and relax. There are nice benches on the sidewalk where men sit and talk over the days events while the wives seek out that bargain they came to town for.
The roads are a different animal all together, everyone is in a hurry, driving fast, a ‘lookie Lou’ like myself has to do a lot of pulling over to do so they can hurry by.
The big thing here in the area is Ranch living, acreage in the hills. Big trucks with massive brush guards on the front of them zooming up and down the Hill Country roads.
I saw an unlucky Javelina, ‘Tango Uniform’ along the side of the highway. That one won’t be invading anyone’s property.
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My dark tan, t-shirts, shorts and Crocks are not the norm any longer, it seems a pair of Levi’s, ranch shirt, boots and one of those wallets with the star on the top that sticks out of your right rear pocket about an inch and a half, is ‘where it’s at’ now. I must get with the program, but, I sure am comfy in my present attire, I may have to work into the new duds gradually.
Everything is big here, after all, it is Texas. I went to the local Ford dealer to get my truck’s oil changed today, I saw some neat brush guards there, but I held off, got to work on the Levi’s first. They gave me a pager to carry, as the dealership was 2 stories tall, they must have lost some customers in there before. I wandered upstairs where this immense leather couch was, flanked by two big leather chairs, I sank into one of the chairs and looked with envy at the three foot long Plasma flat screen TV. I’m starting to think that I should have asked how much that oil change was going to be…….
No more names like Blue Marlin supermarket, Dorado’s Baja Bar and Grille, Cap’n Roy’s, Pirate’s Landing. Now it’s Nelson City Dance Hall & Party Ranch, Hungry Horse restaurant, and My Hill Country Restaurant. I saw a clothing store named ‘Sassy Spur’, probably don’t want to get my new duds from there, this is Texas Hill Country, not San Francisco after all……
I do miss the Island, but this area is just pretty nice. I’m thinking 6 month’s here, and then back to the shorts, Crocks and Beach Bars. Not a bad plan, eh?