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Apr 1, 2011 - Comfort, TX - arrival

Well, the beeping mystery has been solved but the argument about what actually happened continues. Our sleeping duo was once again awoken at 6am by the sound of loud beeping. Neither knew that the clock that has hung on the wall for many years had an alarm function and it got set and that was the source of the beeping. The “discussion” centers on the how. Sharon swears she accidentally pushed a wrong button when she last set the clock a few days ago and that turned on the alarm. Stacy believes Sharon has perpetrated a most elaborate April...

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Mar 11, 2009 - Comfort, Texas

We found Comfort in Texas (as so many signs and t-shirts proclaim), but it seemed to be closed. Originally, we had planned to take in Austin today. However, the rains came and the cold north wind blew—not a very good day to walk around the capital city of this great state. We dug through the mound of brochures and Comfort caught our eye. Comfort was established in 1854 by “freethinking” German immigrants. Many of these freethinkers had been active in the German Revolution of 1848 and, like so many others escaping religious persecution, came...

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Mar 31, 2004 - Day 5 - Comfort

The nearby town of Comfort was my next stop. I had some ice cream in the Soda Shoppe. Comfort was established in 1854 by German immigrants moving further west from New Braunfels. They rested here and were so taken with the place, that they didn't see any need to travel further. Nearly the entire downtown is on the National Register of Historic Places. Many rock buildings and businesses were very well preserved and, therefore, did not have to be restored in order to be placed on the Register.

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