Rejection, how cruel

No vacancy, booked up for weeks, don't even come out. That's what you get when you haven't made reservation for a Fri. night on Memorial Day weekend. Decided to go to a Corps park on Lake Somerville Texas. Turns out there are many parks on this large lake and we mistakenly got to a private park, Big Creek Marina. All sites for rv's taken, but they had a primitive place to park, desperate we took it. It was on open space on the lake, set up on a point right on the lake, only ones there, beautiful, serene, and under some large post oak trees. Little did we know chaos was about to break loose, in about an hour they started arriving, kids, dogs, grandparents, boats, tents, fisherman and all sorts of floating devices for the lake. Was like a 3 ring circus, however it was entertaining, sat out in the chairs just taking it all in. Don't thinks many went to bed, especially several dogs who barked all night. Was fun and a better choice than a hot Walmart parking lot.

Read in the Texas magazine several months a review of BBQ's in the whole state. #1 was a place called Snow's BBQ in Lexington, TX. Since we were on our way from the lake to Mckinney Falls near Austin and it was nearby we decided to stop at Snow's. If you go here's a tip, arrive before noon, when we got there about 11am there was a huge line and by the time we got to the counter the brisket was sold out, had to settle for sausage. There had been a big carry out crowd today. The woman behind the counter said they are frequently sold out by noon, when sold out they close.

Pictures, Snow's BBQ and some of the local patrons and our peaceful spot before chaos.