Enchanted Rock

15 miles out of Fredericksburg this state park centres on a huge pink granite rock, really a large hill, almost a small mountain! Despite the efforts of the rangers we finally inched our way through the traffic jam at the entrance and with the clever ploy of getting Vincent to walk to the ticket kiosk before engaging in lengthy conversation about how I was today and where I was and how I could park in the lot facing me and walk into the kiosk to get a ticket Vincent was back and we drove straight in! It was certainly a time record for the day and probably the season, how do they do it? Pictures of the rock cannot do it justice. With perfect weather and stunning views all the way up we reached the summit at 1800 feet, ascending nearly 500 feet in about 45 minutes. Small islands of vegetation,always with prickly pear, cling to any crevice in the granite. I decided pink is a very good granite colour! Back for lunch from the doggy bag then off to the pacific war museum in Fredericksburg. Admiral Nimitz, the prime strategist for the US victory in the Pacific lived in the town - hence the museum. Amazing displays and video footage of the battles with the casing of an A bomb at the end. There could have been no other end to the war. An outdoor guided display of a PT boat, beachhead and field hospital ended the visit. A very impressive museum, especially as we visited Pearl Harbour last year. What a fortunate generation we are never to have had a war. Decided we had to sample German food and found it delicious! Red cabbage, wiener schizel, and German potatoes went down well. Back for early night as early start next day.