Waco Texas and Magnolia Market...home of HGTV's Chip and Joanna Gaines

Well our seafood quest ended as we moved further inland through TX. We stopped at the Cagle Campground in the Sam Houston National Forest for one night. Got a geocache there and a beautiful shaded site. Wish we could have stayed longer, beautiful area but we had a new mission. We wanted to stop in Waco Texas and see the Silos that HGTV stars Chip and Joanna Gaines bought and reconditioned into a home store, bakery and family oriented oasis in downtown Waco. If you've seen the show "Fixer Upper" you know how funny and fun this couple is and how they help folks take a rundown house and make it into a dream home. They take great pride in doing quality work and contributing to the upgrading of communities one home at a time. Of course they weren't at the Silos but the staff there was extremely friendly and helpful just like they are.

Cagle Campground

National Forest all around

Great sites to park

We were able to score a site at a local State Park in Waco near Waco Lake. We had a reservation at the Midway Campground which made it easy to get to the downtown Waco area. Thought I had a photo of the campsite but photos of Magnolia Market and The Silos are better.

Iconic building in Waco

The entrance

The Silos

We found a parking space about two blocks from the Silo area. Of course the weather was very hot which actually turned out to be in our favor since it seemed to limit the number of visitors. We walked right up to the store and the grounds. Lots of merchandise for sale inside and very well decorated as you would expect.

If you've watched the show you know why Glenda is holding up this shirt.

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We strolled around the store and picked up a couple of items. I got a hat with Magnolia Seed and Supply on it. Glenda got a nice bag to carry things in with Magnolia Market in big letter on it.

Outside they have food trucks in the back lot as a service to visitors and helping the local vendors.

We enjoyed our visit and made sure to stop at the bakery for some delicious cupcakes and I got a fantastic cinnamon roll for breakfast the next day.

Chip and Joanna have done a wonderful job of putting together an attraction for the Waco community. They even made a play area with artificial turf to play on and  big bean bag chairs to sit on as children and adults played. Unfortunately not too many folks were playing due to the heat and humidity.

Got my hat at Chips Corner

Outside gardens 

A photo without a bunch of folks out front

I highly recommend a visit to the Silos and Magnolia Market for those who follow the show. We're glad we made the effort to travel that way.

We finished off our visit with a lunch at a local Mexican Restaurant called Rufi's Cocina. A little hole in the wall place near downtown...got very good reviews and we certainly enjoyed our meal. In fact it was very authentic and bland. The waiter told us that real Mexican food is not typically spicy. That's what Americans have done to the traditional food. Some like it hot and some not. Haha 

Busy place off the beaten path

Don't tell Glenda I put this on the blog. She really doesn't like me putting photos of her on my blog however....

I think she looks beautiful.

Well that's our visit to Waco. Wonderful time. Worth our effort but time to move on.

Not much to blog about as we moved through TX and NM over the next few days. A few overnighters. Our next mission was to meet our friends Steve and Debbie in Durango, CO.

We stayed in Sweetwater, TX, Roswell, NM and Bernalillo, NM as we continued to Durango. I'll post a little on our Roswell stop next time prior to our visit in Durango. Thanks for following along.