Episode CLXXIX: Cabin #5

We took advantage of the extended 4th-of-July weekend to visit Waco, Texas, and to stay in "Cabin #5."

Note that the cabin is  structurally attached to a stable!

On the way we stopped by Cleburne, TX to visit the Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum. Elliot enjoyed the tipis, and was *transfixed* by the blacksmith shop.

Our cabin was located on a horse farm just outside of Waco. From our porch we could see cows, horses, and a surprising number of buzzards.

We visited the Dr. Pepper Museum in Waco, and enjoyed some Dr. Pepper Floats.

We also visited Baylor University. Apparently they house real life bears (the university mascot) on campus!

Watching a bear sleeping in its cave

Usually Elliot's favorite part of a cabin is playing race cars on the cabin floor. And indeed, he enjoyed race cars at cabin #5.

But race cars were no match for what he experienced at the Dr. Pepper Museum: a real life model train! He was awed and amazed, and was disconsolate when we finally had to leave.

 

But even a real life model train couldn't hold a candle to Elliot's very favorite part of the trip: The Brazos River. We made an impromptu trip down to the river, and Elliot convinced us to stay... for 2 hours. He literally sat there for 2 hours, just watching the ducks, boats, kayaks, paddleboards, and logs float by. He sat there watching the river till it was time to go back to Cabin #5 and go to bed.