{"id":271,"date":"2016-01-28T15:00:12","date_gmt":"2016-01-28T15:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/?p=271"},"modified":"2016-03-06T01:46:37","modified_gmt":"2016-03-06T01:46:37","slug":"downtown-fort-davis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/2016\/01\/28\/downtown-fort-davis\/","title":{"rendered":"Downtown Fort Davis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are camped at the MacMillen (or McMillen, I&#8217;ve seen it spelled both ways here) RV Park just 1\/4 mile from Fort Davis town center. \u00a0Its a full hookup site and has good wifi! \u00a0It gets below freezing at night so we&#8217;ve just been running off the fresh water tanks and dumping as needed. \u00a0The sewer inlets sit about 6 inches above grade\u00a0which made for a great\u00a0science lesson for the boys as we proved the theory\u00a0that poop doesn&#8217;t run uphill. \u00a0If you are a seasoned RVer you have this little contraption that looks like a model train bridge that elevates your sewer hose on its path to the sewer inlet. \u00a0If yer a cheapskate like me you use the ol&#8217; lift-it-in-sections technique. \u00a0But with the contents weighing about 5.5lbs per foot in a\u00a0container\u00a0with the rigidity of a\u00a0slinky this technique should <em>not<\/em> be relied upon in the future. \u00a0But enough about that, the fun part of the day was exploring the\u00a0\u00a0downtown metropolis of Fort Davis!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>We started at the chamber of commerce where we picked up a walking tour pamphlet. \u00a0We went next door to the library and it swallowed us up. \u00a0What a fun library. \u00a0The kids grabbed some books and a seat and started reading. \u00a0The librarian even let us take a few books with us&#8230;no library card, just trust! \u00a0I had to take a phone call so I sat out in the sun in the library&#8217;s back yard. \u00a0We went into the court house where the justice of the peace talked our ear off&#8230;.real sweet lady. \u00a0We checked out all the churches in town&#8230;a couple of them were unlocked and unoccupied so we let ourselves in. \u00a0We wrapped things up at the drug store where we shared a couple malts.<\/p>\n<div id=\"flickr_72157663911188651_4354\"><div class=\"slickr-flickr-slideshow landscape medium nocaptions \"><div class=\"active\"><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1493\/24653294146_c64a28dc3d.jpg\" title=\"P1060934\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1575\/24311836329_8c0b67384a.jpg\" title=\"P1060935\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1623\/24052701883_9e485bae2f.jpg\" title=\"P1060936\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1696\/24561758642_f534c49047.jpg\" title=\"P1060937\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1455\/24561769642_83910cfc6a.jpg\" title=\"P1060938\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1447\/24561780462_4690815456.jpg\" title=\"P1060940\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1694\/24679572805_08dce965f9.jpg\" title=\"P1060941\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1681\/24052759213_dcc63b287a.jpg\" title=\"P1060942\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1622\/24561814382_a481574dae.jpg\" title=\"P1060945\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1450\/24311926139_26040bc9d9.jpg\" title=\"P1060946\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1444\/24679617535_8502177a30.jpg\" title=\"P1060947\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1642\/24052803133_250aa5befd.jpg\" title=\"P1060949\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1479\/24561857332_98206df4b9.jpg\" title=\"P1060950\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1620\/24052824623_c841e11c03.jpg\" title=\"P1060952\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1533\/24051493654_97728ba91d.jpg\" title=\"P1060953\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1704\/24311992099_2ef6928b74.jpg\" title=\"P1060954\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1672\/24561904752_d2c94166df.jpg\" title=\"P1060955\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1623\/24586170411_27e42aa2ab.jpg\" title=\"P1060956\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1671\/24586181391_b92a2a96f8.jpg\" title=\"P1060958\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1451\/24384204030_a4433ab456.jpg\" title=\"P1060959\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1589\/24585969721_c60aa710b7.jpg\" title=\"P1060960\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1614\/24311804369_11929f29ea.jpg\" title=\"P1060962\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1681\/24052906453_24d4b4cccd.jpg\" title=\"P1060964\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">jQuery(\"#flickr_72157663911188651_4354\").data(\"options\",{\"delay\":3000,\"autoplay\":true,\"transition\":500,\"link\":\"next\",\"target\":\"_self\",\"width\":\"\",\"height\":\"\"});<\/script><div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are camped at the MacMillen (or McMillen, I&#8217;ve seen it spelled both ways here) RV Park just 1\/4 mile from Fort Davis town center. \u00a0Its a full hookup site and has good wifi! 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