Arrival at Lake Brownwood was a welcome and most pleasant surprise. First, the Willow Point campground was nearly empty of other campers. Secondly, the campsites were really spacious with lots of room between sites. We parked under a shady live oak and checked out our surroundings. All the amenities were a short walk away. The fire ban was still in force, so our little propane stove sufficed for cooking our dinner.
Read MoreThough we’re still technically in Texas Hill Country, we’re in the southern extremity and not all that far from Del Rio once again. We took whatever state park reservations we could get for the weekend and Kickapoo Cavern State Park looked interesting especially since we missed the evening bat flight show in Austin and Kickapoo is also home to a huge bat population.
Read MoreBeing in Texas makes me want to sing. Just think about all the songs there are about Texas. Leaving Austin, we had Willie Nelson playing and we sang right along with him… “On the road again”… then I checked the map and noticed we could pass through Luckenbach, just a little out of our way… we could be there with Willie, Waylon and the boys and be feelin’ no pain.
Read MoreHi there and welcome to Just A Little Further!
We are David and Marcie Lynn and we've lived aboard our Liberty 458 cutter-rigged sailboat since 2000.
What began as an urge to travel slowly and economically at our own pace ended up an adventure of a lifetime.
Well, here we are ... nearly 90,000 miles under the keel, 5 continents, 5 Great Southern Capes, 36 countries and almost two decades later, still taking one passage at a time and going just a little further.
