The weather is in the high 90's but we planned a trip with the Motorhome to Austin for a week (....keeping Austin Weird...), with a 2 day side trip to Joshua Creek Ranch in Boerne, TX, about 2 hours west of Austin......many thanks to Campfire Club for sponsoring most of this trip for us. We'll meet up with Dave and Katherine for those two days and it should be fun.
Prior to going to Joshua Creek Ranch, we spent two days discovering Austin. In the past, we were here for only a couple of days, and we primarily only got to see The LBJ Museum in Austin, and LBJ Ranch in Johnson City, and the nearby Garrisson Distillery, and all were wonderful to see, but we chose to return to Austin because there's so much to do.
So this time, I thought we'd do a food truck crawl, which started with the Dock and Roll, a food truck in Midway Park in West Austin, where we indulged in Maine style Lobster Rolls, then Meyer's BBQ in Elgin, well worth the trip for their scrumptious Garlic Pork Sausages, and Pork Ribs......fingerlicking good ! The next mealtime found us at an outstanding Japanese Restaurant in South Austin, called Uchi, on So Lamar Blvd.
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| TZ drinking Sake from a cedar box |
Yesterday went on a guided tour of the State Capitol Building, right in the heart of Austin, and because it was Sunday, the traffic was very light, compared to what we have previously dealt with. Loved the Capitol Building - all granite, and 1 million square feet, since the lower addition was complete. and yes, the largest Capitol Building in the country....of course....Everything's bigger in Texas !! The Senators and Representatives only work part-time, and all have other jobs! Thought that was very practical...Are you listening Washington ??
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| State Capitol at Austin |
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| Looking up towards the dome, where all paintings of Texas Governors are placed |
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| Portraits of George W Bush and Rick Perry |
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| Painting of the Surrender of Mexico's General Santa Ana, and thus the independence of Texas, which lasted about 9 years |
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| Bronze sculptures honoring Texans who fought in the Viet Nam War |
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| Stopped at a Food Truck Park, ubiquitous in Austin, "Dock & Roll" for Lobster Rolls |
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| Famous place with some awesome garlic sausage and pork ribs ! |
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| Another food truck, with the BEST beef ribs....about a foot long !! |
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| This was the SMALLER of the two ribs !!! Melt in your mouth tender !!! |
At night, around dusk, a MILLION bats fly out from under the Congress Street Bridge, to forage for food. They form a cloud in the sky - it's incredible! People line up along the bridge to see this spectacle.
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| Waiting for the Bats on Congress Street Bridge |
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| Bullard Museum about Texas History |
Heading back to Quitman to pick up our Grandson, Leo, 14, who is visiting.
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| Tony enjoying the scenery on the way home. Think there's some drool...... |
Our Grandson, Leo, 14, came to visit a few days. Took him to the range and fishing.
Ready to head back to CT. Another summer passes. Caio !
