I mentioned this the other day, and if you’ve seen me on FB it gets mentioned once in a while over there, too.

This is Buc-ee’s.

Buc-ee’s is a ginormous convenience store that you could mistake for a truck stop, however, they do not allow trucks on their property. They are known by travelers in the area for their ultra clean restrooms, souveneers, beaver nuggets, fudge, food, t-shirts, having a huge selection of trail mix and beef jerky (good rooad food, in other words). All kinds of things.

This Buc-ee’s is closest to us, only about 45 minutes away, and you can visit going to or from Dallas. You can usually bribe children into just about any behavior for the drive to Buc-ee’s (they have signs that tell you how great and how far they are – “123 miles” so the kids can work on math and learn about mile markers, too) Right now there are 18 Buc-ee’s, mostly in South-ish Texas, which is why you sometimes have to wait a while when driving to get to one.

I’m not getting paid for this; just a happy customer. Check ’em out, they’re good.