Wednesday February 6

Drove to Palmetto State Park outside Gonzalez, TX about 50 miles east of San Antonio.  Stopped in Hallettsville, one of the many communities in Central Texas with a strong German-Czech heritage.  I haven't been able to find out why so many settled here.  But there are many sausage makers, kolaschke bakers and beer brewers in the area.  In the museum in Hallettsville I met two older women whose grandfathers came over from Germany.  There were also, in the 30's to the 50's a very active semipro baseball league in the area and the museum contains the Hall of Fame for the league.

The campground is deserted.  Only the camp host and one other tenter all the way at the other end.  Had a nice fire tonight.  It's very clear so there are lots of stars but it's supposed to get pretty cold.

There are lots of billboards in Louisiana advertising casinos.  Every one of them has a black border across the bottom with white lettering with the phone number for Gamblers Anonymous.  Saw a huge billboard advertising a medical practice that reverses vasectomies, including a money-back guarantee.