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Join us on this day trip as we explore these two cities together. Our first stop will be in Hondo. Hondo was the scene of two bank robberies in the early 1920’s. The crooks were the famed “Newton Gang,” the most successful outlaws in U.S. history. In Hondo we will visit the Medina County Museum. The museum is not handicap accessible. The museum covers a city block and is housed in the old in the old Southern Pacific Depot. The museum has over 2,000 items on display portraying the frontier beginnings of Medina County. Our next stop in Hondo will be to eat a delicious lunch at Hermann Sons Steak House. After lunch we will get back on the bus and travel to Carrizo Springs to visit the Texas Olive Ranch. Fifteen years ago, Jim Henry planted the first of what would become 40,000 olive trees in Carrizo Springs. The Olive Ranch has since blossomed and grown into the largest producer of extra virgin olive oil in all of Texas. Jim will talk about the six different varieties of olive trees and the process of making olive oil. We will visit the press house and see how olive oil is made. The Olive Ranch is now home the largest crop of extra virgin olive oil in the Southern United States, producing 25,000 gallons of olive oil and year. We will enjoy an olive tasting and there will be olive oil to purchase. Cost includes motor coach transportation, lunch, admission fees and tips.