We decided to slow walk our way back to Dallas, after having been on the road for almost two months. Harvey needed another night-on-the-lake venue, so we headed for Lake Bob Sandlin in Northeast Texas, just a ways from Texarkana. The lake is a state park and was the perfect stop for the night. We relaxed and had dinner in, and then the next morning started our final leg into the BIG D. One of the small hamlets we passed through to get ourselves down to old US Highway 80 into Dallas, is Winnsboro. This is a historic town, with several beautiful B & B's (that's one, above), an active little downtown with several good eateries and bakeries too, and a weekly REAL farmers market. We stopped there and bought some local handmade raw cheese and produce. Then we spotted a cool looking little place downtown called cibo-BQ that caught our attention. You guessed it! A barbecue restaurant (duh!). Well! This is not your average little joint-like shack in the boonies. It would thrive in any location, in any town, because of the high quality of the food. We saw a fellow, whom we later got to know, slicing the leanest, most succulent looking brisket, and we automatically opened the door and let ourselves in, following our noses. It turns out that that "fellow" is the owner, Rick Murray, who has put his own sweat and resources into establishing a big city quality operation in a small town. Rick also owns the Italian restaurant ciboVino that brings folks from miles around for the incredible dining experience. We enjoyed visiting with Rick (he wanted to test drive Smarty...and we let him!), and would highly recommend that if you're in that part of the world..or even close, make an effort to get some of his great food. We did! Then we headed back into the hummmmm of Dallas...back from an amazing journey that took us nearly four thousand miles in Harvey (and another three thousand in Smarty!!). Stay tuned for the next adventure on the road.
