At exit 216 I left the highway for the rest area I needed to find Lone Star Quilter's Mater letterbox. This rest area was beautiful. The inside was clean and nice and there was a quarter mile walking path in back with a playground and picnic tables. I followed the clues and easily found the letterbox. 
It was close to one of the picnic tables so I took it there to stamp in. I was so glad to find this box because I love the movie "Cars" and Mater is my favorite character. This was a great carving and I enjoyed putting the image into my logbook. From here I headed to Corsicana. I had clues for two boxes and hoped I would find both of them. My first stop in Corsicana was at the Corsicana Hebrew Cemetery to find IRA Boxer's Rope Walker. At first I didn't think I could get into the cemetery because there was a chain around the gate with a lock. But then I noticed that there was a clip that you could undo and then unwrap the chain and open the gate. So I made my way into the cemetery and followed the directions to the grave of Rope Walker. The story of this man makes for very interesting reading - you can read it at . . .Rope Walker
Rope Walker - The Short Version
Rope Walker (1829 - 1898)
Once I had stamped in and put the box back in place I walked around the cemetery and took some pictures. Then it was time to move to the next place - which was another cemetery. I arrived and followed the clues and parked near a gazebo. I then continued with the clues and made my way to where I thought the box was hidden. At this point things weren't making sense but I searched around the area but kept coming up empty handed. I then returned to the gazebo and tried again, still no luck. So I decided to give it one more try but I still came up empty handed. I called it quits and returned to the car. I hadn't eaten breakfast so I decided to stop for something to eat and get some coffee before hitting the highway.
After eating I made my way back to I45 and headed toward Dallas. In a short while I exited at I30 and then made my way to Samuell Blvd. and to the Grove Hill Cemetery. My first stop was at the grave for William Perry Clements, Jr. to find another of Boots Tex's Governor Series. I easily found Texian to the Toenails and found a bench to sit and stamp in. I was glad to see that the cemetery was empty - this gave me a relaxing atmosphere to look for boxes. I stamped in and then replaced the box and then moved on to the next box. This box was Lone Star Quilter's Weeping Angel - Grove Hill Cemetery. This was another easy find and another great stamp. I sat on a nearby bench and stamped in while enjoying the peacefulness of the cemetery. Then I replaced the box and moved on to the third and final of the boxes in this cemetery. The next box was jb kokopelli's From Victory to Tragedy. This box is related to the Von Erichs - a wrestling family. Their story is very tragic and sad. You can read about at . . .
Tragedy in Texas: The Sad Story of the Von Erich Family
I visited the graves and then drove to where the box was hidden. This was another easy find and I sat on the ground and stamped in. I then replaced the box and got back in the car ready to head to my next location. I headed out and went to two cemeteries very close together. Unfortunately I didn't find any of the boxes I was looking for. But that was okay because it was getting close to the time when I was suppose to meet up with my friend. First though I was around the corner from my hotel so I decided to go and get checked in. Once I had my things in my room I called Eddie and then headed over to his place. We spent about an hour just catching up and then headed out to dinner. We ate at a Cajun restaurant called Nate's. It was really good and we had a nice visit. By the time we finished eating I was getting really tired and I told Eddie I needed to get some rest. I dropped him off at his place and then returned to the hotel. I am hoping to get a good night's sleep and some much needed rest.
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