Sunday, June 12, 2011
We left all the trees and hills behind us today as we made our way out of the bayou and into ranchland. Thankfully it was a dry 98 today and we managed to spend most of our day in the comfort of air conditioning. We're looking forward to going all out however in the next few days as we make it into triple digits.
Our first stop in Waco this afternoon was at the Dr. Pepper Museum. We got a little more history about the popular drink than we really wanted (think really scaled down version of the Coke museum, and then take away all the bells and whistles), but the soda fountain was pretty great at the end. Most of us enjoyed a Dr. Pepper float or shake which is what we really came for anyway.
After Dr. Pepper we decided we hadn't had enough fun for one day yet so we headed just a few miles down the road to Mammoth Site Park. Here there was a lovely jaunt down a newly constructed path to a wonderfully cool (cold not hip) building set over top of a recently closed dig site.
In the site were a handful of mammoth remains, a camel, some unidentified bones, and some beautiful new ferns! It was pretty fascinating to see these still in their original placement just as they were discovered.
Four minutes later, the usual suspects were playing frisbee in the parking lot and we knew it was time to head to the church. We were greeted by a wonderful group of eager hosts and a home-cooked Texas style BBQ dinner.
Tomorrow is double duty as we will sing in a gorgeous sanctuary at First Presbyterian of Waco for morning worship and then travel to San Antonio for an evening concert. You can kiss those clean polo shirts goodbye!
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Our first stop in Waco this afternoon was at the Dr. Pepper Museum. We got a little more history about the popular drink than we really wanted (think really scaled down version of the Coke museum, and then take away all the bells and whistles), but the soda fountain was pretty great at the end. Most of us enjoyed a Dr. Pepper float or shake which is what we really came for anyway.
After Dr. Pepper we decided we hadn't had enough fun for one day yet so we headed just a few miles down the road to Mammoth Site Park. Here there was a lovely jaunt down a newly constructed path to a wonderfully cool (cold not hip) building set over top of a recently closed dig site.
In the site were a handful of mammoth remains, a camel, some unidentified bones, and some beautiful new ferns! It was pretty fascinating to see these still in their original placement just as they were discovered.
Four minutes later, the usual suspects were playing frisbee in the parking lot and we knew it was time to head to the church. We were greeted by a wonderful group of eager hosts and a home-cooked Texas style BBQ dinner.
Tomorrow is double duty as we will sing in a gorgeous sanctuary at First Presbyterian of Waco for morning worship and then travel to San Antonio for an evening concert. You can kiss those clean polo shirts goodbye!
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