Manchaca Travel Guide

 texasgal Says:  While passing through Manchaca, you must...AVOID BLINKING! If you blink your eyes, you'll just miss the whole darn town, and the next thing you know, you'll be in Hays. Don't blink going through there, either.Well, if you want to see Manchaca, you've got to be paying... 

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 texasgal Says:  Stay with friends or stay in Austin. Manchaca has no tourist accommodations.Since you can't stay in a place that doesn't exist, you pay nothing. In US dollars, of course. Manchaca's accommodations are unique in being nonexistent. 

 texasgal Says:  1626 Cafe...Railroad Crossing BBQ...The 1626 Cafe is a family-oriented restaurant with a separate game room. It's where dads take their little boys to teach them to shoot pool. Mamas need to start doing the same thing with their little girls, so there will be enough of us... 

 texasgal Says:  If you're going to speak in the local dialect, get it right. Y'ALL is only for when you're talking to more than one person, as in 'How many of y'all want to go play bingo tonight?'If you need to include everybody, you say ALL OF Y'ALL. This usually comes after you've already... 

 texasgal Says:  We don't have any corrupt officials as far as I know - there's just Constable Reeves, who's a nice guy in addition to being as straight an arrow as ever the Law was armed with. The beans at the Railroad Crossing could qualify as Potentially Dangerous Food unless you can... 

 texasgal Says:  The only tourist traps in Manchaca are the fireworks stands, and I don't think they really qualify as tourist traps. Hey, if you need Roman candles, you need 'em, and you can only buy them outside city limits. 

 texasgal Says:  Take whatever your stuff will fit in. If it's summer, think HOT. Other than that, be aware that it's possible to experience almost every weather condition within the span of 24 hours. You can't pack for that, so just figure that the weather is going to make you...