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CA-SPONSORED OUTINGS
Purchase your tickets for CA Sponsored Outings at www.sctexas.org or at the Member Services Office.
Tickets for outings listed for the first time will be available Friday, Sept. 1 at 8 a.m.
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Our pre-tour stop for lunch on your own will be at The Downtown
Diners – P F Chang’s, Micheladas Cafe Y’ Cantina, Gus’s Famous
Fried Chicken, Max’s Wine Dive, Uncle Julio’s, The Crepe Cafe,
Cedar Door, and Moonshine Patio Bar & Grill.
Ticket cost includes transportation and studio tour.
Volunteer Trip Leader: Jerilee Prather
Hyde Park Home Tour – Austin - NEW!
No meal stop
Sunday, Nov. 12, $38 pp
Depart SCPL 1 p.m.; return 5:30 p.m.
Forty, Funky and Fabulous is the theme
for the 40th Hyde Park Home Tour in this
historic Austin district. In the 1890s amongst
the pecan and hackberry trees people began to
build these uniquely styled homes, named after London’s
prestigious address. Gardens fill many of the lots where the Queen
Anne homes stand. These decorative gingerbread homes with
brackets and colorful banisters are topped with gables and fish
scale shingles. Reflected in the unique character of the
neighborhood is the famous sculpture artist Elisabet Ney’s home
and surrounding natural gardens.
Maps to study on the ride down will be provided, and a volunteer
will greet us when we arrive. Get ready for some great Austin
history lessons and the famous people of the neighborhood.
NOTE: We will tour all six homes on foot, in a four-block
area. Wear comfortable shoes and bring water.
Ticket cost includes transportation and home tours.
Volunteer Trip Leader: Ellen Mire
National Museum of Pacific War
Fredericksburg - NEW!
Lunch on your own
Monday, Nov. 13, $38 pp
Depart SCPL 7:45 a.m.; return 4 p.m.
“Uncommon valor was a common
virtue.” The words of Fleet Admiral Nimitz
spoken in 1945 still ring true today at the
National Museum of the Pacific War in
Fredericksburg.
Embark on a self-guided tour of history throughout this 6-acre
museum complex. The complex includes the Nimitz Museum,
George H.W. Bush Gallery, Japanese Garden of Peace, Memorial
Courtyard and Plaza of the Presidents. Lucky for us, the Five
Stars Five Decades 50th Traveling Anniversary Exhibit will be
displayed in the Nimitz Museum when we are there.
Explore the complex on your own timetable, then meander out
onto the streets of Fredericksburg for lunch on your own and for
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shopping.
Getting there is easy on this Sun City trip. Leaving may be
harder because the museum complex will enthrall you and
Fredericksburg will charm you!
Ticket cost includes transportation and museum admission.
Volunteer Trip Leader: Jodi Kastafanas
Thanksgiving Overnight
Moody Gardens – Galveston - NEW!
Wednesday, Nov. 22 – Friday, Nov. 24
$523 pp double occupancy, $723 pp single occupancy
Depart CCPL 7:30 a.m. on Wed.; return 6 p.m. on Fri.
Moody
Gardens Hotel & Spa, Galveston Island’s
premier destination, is nestled among acres of
tropical gardens and magnificent pyramids. Indulge in a little
‘island time’ this holiday season as we explore this Texas seaport
along with some very interesting tales of pirates, plantations,
and Thanksgiving traditions.
Wednesday: Our trip to the coast will take us through the
history of Galveston Island and the role it has played in shaping
Texas. We arrive for an early lunch and time to explore the Texas
Seaport Museum, the 1877 tall ship Elyssa, and the historical
Strand District. Mid-afternoon we will take a self-guided tour
of the magnificent Moody Mansion and then check into our posh
digs in time to see the sun set across the bay. Dinner will be on
your own at the hotel. Morning snack and all tours included today.
Thursday: Happy Thanksgiving! Chart your own course as
you explore the attractions of Moody Gardens and indulge in
a sumptuous Thanksgiving Day buffet lunch. Your attractions
pass will give you entry to the Rainforest Pyramid, with its rare
and exotic plants, flowers, birds and monkeys, the Aquarium
Pyramid, where you can discover the Oceans of the World along
with penguins, otters, stingrays and sharks, and the Discovery
Pyramid, featuring da Vinci – the Exhibit, a stunning display
of fully-built, life-size inventions. Your pass also includes a tour
through Iceland, where a complete rainforest has been carved
out of ice, creating a magical world of ancient ruins, incredible
butterflies, colorful orchids, and wild creatures. Ride the ice slide,
check out Shiver’s Ice Bar, and take a stroll through the Festival
of Lights where 100 million lights on over 100 sound-enhanced
animated displays will lead you down the path into that most
joyous time of the year. Breakfast, buffet lunch and attraction
pass included today.
Friday: Heading south along the coast road to explore a bit
more Texas history, we visit Stephen F. Austin Historical Park,
Varner Hogg Plantation, and West Columbia, the first Capitol of
the Republic of Texas. Homeward bound, we will try our hand at
some Texas critter racing and finish up with some Thanksgiving
trivia and treats. Breakfast, snack and tours included today.
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