BUC-EEEEEEE’S!! I yelled like a seven-year-old seeing Santa Claus at the mall. After several miles of intriguing billboards we turned off the interstate and pulled into BUC-EE’s. While this is not our first stop at this mega-gas-station-deli and more, the time has come to share this one-stop shopping experience with you.
What we encountered along the way was a similar feeling I had as a child in the 1960s when I spotted the Wall Drug signs on trips to the Black Hills of South Dakota from our home in Minnesota…only times a million! Here on multiple acres was a one-stop-has-it-all from a dazzling service station with no less than 120 pumps, the cleanest restrooms ever to be found on an interstate, a gift shop, a clothing store with various items branded with the bright Buc-ee beaver logo, an out-of-this-world BBQ brisket counter with regular and XL size sandwiches, a sweet fudge shop, charcuterie boards the size of Texas and a tantalizing bakery with which I have a love/hate relationship. We found diesel fuel ($3.49/gal) and gas more than reasonably priced.
Not to be overlooked was an electric vehicle charging station filled with Teslas, several large areas to walk the dawgs and the famous Beaver Nuggets for which Buc-ee’s is well known. In the market for a job? If you have an upbeat, welcoming attitude (which we found in all those who work at Buc-ee’s) and are looking for a position, the pay seems sweet, too.
With five months spent in the Sunshine State now in our rear view mirror, we have turned our trusty Ford F250, aka the Sexy Beast, north and with the Silver Palace on our bumper, we continue to roll. And as we kick off our third year of a full-time Airstream lifestyle, thank you for riding shotgun with us and keeping us company along the way.
Camp Dawg 