Reply to Our Katy Trail Experience

Hey thanks to everyone who wrote back with their ideas. We stayed at the Carriage house in Rocheport. First afternoon we headed East and made it about 4+ mi. The kids loved the caves and especially the hike up hill to them--my youngest got almost all the way up and lost his footing and we held our breath as we watched him slide down to the bottem on his belly--no damage done, though. The second day was quite eventful and a little on the windy side. We first saw the tunnel and then headed east stopping at the caves again. When we came upon the farm with the goats running free along the road, I stopped to explain what a goat was to my city kids and heard one crying off in the fields. I walked over to find one giving birth or trying to. My 20 year old daughter takes one look and walks away saying, "this is why I'm never having kids!" We told the farmer about his goat and he said that he might have to pull the kid out and we were welcome to watch, but we didn't. On our way back, we were invited to come over the fence and meet the new baby. We hung around for 30 minutes getting an education on farm life and farm animals and the kids had a great time as all the little baby kids tried to nurse on their fingers and clothing! The farmer told us to come back during the summer and pick things from his garden! All in all it was a great trip and the kids did well. My oldest starts out like an old lady going at a turtle speed, but in the end he finished before everyone and can't wait to go back. My 6 year old is a sprinter, we couldn't keep up with her on the way out, but she was crying for the last 2 mi, because her legs hurt--had a talk about pacing herself next time. My youngest complained alot in the beginning, was hungry the whole way (I'll need to bring more food next time), but he finished pretty strong. They are all extremely proud that they rode over 20 mi in two days. GREAT TRIP!!!!!!

Sounds like you had a great trip and something that the kids will always remember... isn't that what it's all about in the end?

It was nice meeting your crew, glad you got everyone back OK. "Little on the windy side"? When we got back to the hotel an hour or so later, the Weather Channel was showing 22 MPH winds gusting to 34.