After leaving Lake Bistineau we headed southwest around Shreveport and avoiding the freeways took some smaller less traveled roads on our way to Austin. This was pretty drive. Green rolling hills.
It was late when we arrived in Palestine, Tx. and after looking in Woodall's RV guide we found the Bar S Ranch, a B and B which just happened to have a couple of RV spots. Caroline, owns at least 10 acres with 2 old western themed cabins for guests and a third place for "corporate people" to stay - a little house. On one end was a piny woods and the other a wedding chapel for weddings and other events. There was a music stage, a pond for fishing, and vegetable and flower gardens. It was an interesting place with antique rusted carriages, bed frames in the garden, cowboy relics all over, and an old windmill. The dogtrot house had bedrooms on one side, living room and kitchen on the other and a breezeway in between for the dogs to catch a breeze in the summer and stay warm in the winter. Chickens were free range and she gave us some mighty fresh eggs. She purchased the B&B from another couple who spent many years putting it together.
Caroline is a retired mechanic from American Airlines. Actually she has had many jobs - taught health in the schools - but mostly involved with heavy work that 20 30 years ago was considered a man's job. She spent time teaching some men in those fields how to treat women with respect " sometimes it took a court battle to do that." Some of her stories reminded me of movies with Jody Foster or Sissey Spacek just can't remember the name.
Spent 2 days at Caroline's then headed southwest to Austin.
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