Slipstream - October 2003

Nacogdoches Tour - Find Every Dairy Queen in East Texas
by John & Chris Hamilton
Asmall but hearty band of ten cars took the Nacogdoches tour
in August, led by perennial Tourmeister, Ted Glover. We had
our 7:30 a.m. drivers’ meeting at a Wal-Mart just east of
Dallas, then headed East to explore the back roads of East Texas and
some Piney Woods country. Two Boxsters, a 928, a 930, a Turbo
and several 911’s led the pack, with Bonnie and Mimi in the BMW
as the caboose. Picture-perfect weather had been ordered-up,
and that’s what we got (except for two 5-minute humiditycleansing
showers).
...all the Dairy Queens that we want to
see for the next six months...
Back roads took us to Palestine and the Texas State Railroad for
our first rest stop. Then it was on east to Lufkin for lunch at the
Crown Colony Country Club (only disappointment: Bob Lewis
didn’t have his golf clubs!). After lunch, we took a roundabout tour
Photo by John & Chris Hamilton
of the Davey Crockett National Forest. The roads were clear, the
scenery was beautiful, and the cars were humming as we cruised
through the well-mapped-out tour. Along the way we stopped
by our first of several Dairy Queens, for some well-deserved
refreshments. Finally, we ended our day in Nacogdoches at the
Fredonia Hotel. Dinner at D. Gar’s Bistro was delicious, with some
great memories of the day to be shared by all.
Sunday morning brought us another beautiful day for touring.
We left the hotel at a much-more leisurely 9 a.m. and had an
enjoyable romp to Rusk before driving to Palestine for lunch.
Sunday’s lunch stop was at Don Jose’s, which had a special $9.99
Photo by John & Chris Hamilton
‘nuff said...
D.Q. “Queens”
all-you-can-eat buffet. What a meal! After a very enjoyable lunch,
it was time to hit the roads and start to make our way back toward
Dallas. But not without one last D.Q. stop!
Every car worked perfectly throughout the tour, and the FRS
radios kept us in constant contact throughout the trip and kept the
pack together. Everyone got to meet a few new people, and got to
know others even better. And our Porsche’s and BMW were well up
to the task and gave us a great tour of East Texas, its restaurants, and
all the Dairy Queens that we want to see for the next six months!
Thanks, Ted for a great tour. The diet starts tomorrow!
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