Buc-ee's!

We got on the road from Galveston to SanAntonio. No sooner were we on our way that we saw a billboard for Buc-ee’s! We did not know what Buc-ee’s is. The billboard showed the miles to go and the exit for it. Every so often another Buc-ee’s billboard would pop up. The boards have funny ads on them. Pretty soon we were able to figure that Buc-ee’s was a truck stop and gas station on the road to San Antonio. By the time we were just a few miles away the boys and I were fully lathered up for the entire Buc-ee’s experience. The fact that the Buc-ee logo was an awesome looking beaver head in a ball cap only made the anticipation greater and we were sure that whatever lay ahead at Buc-ee’s would be a true delight. We were NOT disappointed. Buc-ee’s is a grand truck stop. They have their own house brand popcorn, a long counter of fresh(?) deli served and weighed jerky. The usual soda, chips and snacks are all here, of course. The bathrooms were so large, clean and spectacular that my wife felt the need to take a picture in the ladies. The goldmine, though was the section of Buc-ee’s logo merchandise. I just had to have a Buc-ee’s hat (the decision to purchase the Buc-ee hat proved to be highly fortuitous just a day later). My little guy got a mini stuffed Buc-ee beaver to be our mascot the rest of the trip.