I made my yearly pilgrimage to Dublin, TX for the Dr Pepper birthday celebration. They turned 118 this year. Dublin is home to the only Dr Pepper bottling plant that still uses pure cane sugar instead of corn syrup. I ran in the 10K (6.2 miles) run which started at 8:00am. I wish Mr and Mrs Pepper had the good Doctor a little earlier in the year. It's hot in central Texas on June 13. It's about a 3 hour drive so it made for an early morning. They have the run, arts and crafts, music, factory tours, and all the Dr Pepper you can drink. I think I drank too much. It was much more plentiful than water so I kept on drinking it.If you look at it logically, it's hard to justify the 3 hour drive for the activities listed but I enjoy these little Texas town festivals. It's a nice change of pace. I'll be there next year.
