Since y'all are doing two of my favorite routes anyway, how about this one?

What's there to see and do and eat out thataway? I've got a few.

We all know the Koffee Kup in Hico. Pies are good, but that's all that I care for from there. Otherwise the food is rather greasy in my opinion.

Dutchman's Hidden Valley just a little north of Hamilton.

I've yet to stop at a bad place for barbecue on that route, and I'm normally looking for and craving it. Of course, Bluebonnet Cafe in Marble Falls - unfortunately I have yet to stop there cause I always have the dogs.

There was a tiny little hole in the wall joint in Marble Falls that we stopped at this past weekend... white building, with an old wooden screen door. Open pit barbecue. Man that was good and I can't remember the name of it. Brisket was tender and very juicy. Turkey sausage needed help... it was spiced perfectly, but it was turkey so it was dry. Their sauce left something to be desired. You could tell it was homemade and they hadn't perfected the recipe just yet. A little heavy on the tomato sauce.

There's more. I know there's a joint in Johnson City that's got out of this world sausage too, but I didn't see it this time. Its a little red building just north of the turn to go to Pedernales Falls.