Moving On Through Texas

FANNIN COUNTY LINE

After leaving Ulvade we traveled north east through San Antonio (where we spent one night in a hotel but did not do any sight seeing (we had been there before).  In the morning we left for Waco where we spent another night.  Waco is the home of Chip and Joanna Gaines from HGTV's 'Fixer Upper'.  As we entered Waco we saw a cute billboard with the Gaines' picture on it and the wording - "We Love Waco".  We drove by their Magnolia House and the two silos but were unable to take a tour because we had our dog with us.  Our hotel was very close to Baylor University. We had a restful day and a half there. It was beautiful country and not too hot.

HONEY GROVE CITY HALL

Leaving Waco the next day we drove north east to "Honey Grove" -  located in Fannin County it was very small town.  Interestingly there were newer houses but no real shopping...no grocery stores not even a Walmart.   Honey Grove is where my dad's great-grandparents settled in 1879 before relocating to Ulvade (previous post).  While there we stopped in Bonham, the county seat for Honey Grove, where I did some research and discovered my great-great grandparent's Coulter (Hays) did not get married there.  But they did sell property there in 1881 (when they moved to Ulvade).  We got lost among the countryside trying  to get out of Fannin County and pulled in to a hotel in Mt. Pleasant, TX to get some shut-eye.  We found all of the upper north east part of Texas to be lovely....nice green trees, easy traveling on

Honey Grove Town Square

the roads and quaint, older homes with an occasional newer home mixed in.

Today we are in Georgia with our friends on their farm.  We will be staying 10 days before moving on...life is so uncomplicated and easy here.  The weather a little warm but easier on us that the 110+ degrees in Phoenix...more about this later.  Next blog will be about our travels through Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia.



Howard and Mary
The Wandering Warrens