Summer Adventure #1: Hill Country Road-trip!

Road trip through the Hill Country! We took off early on a Sunday up Highway 71, a direction we hadn't gone before, and followed the Lower Colorado river lake chains all the way up...past Lady Bird Lake (in downtown Austin) and Lake Austin...up past the way-low Lake Travis and stretchy Lake LBJ up to Lake Buchanan. I never realized how close these lakes are together, only thinking Lake Travis was the nearest lake.



Overlooking Lake LBJ


We took Nigel on this adventure - he did well


Stopped to check out and test-drive a vintage MG


Didn't find any Marble Falls in Marble Falls, TX, but found where lots of our granite countertops come from!


Literally, a train hotel.


If we were to "go country" we found Ryan's hair salon...

We ended it all back in Austin with a beer and pizza at Homeslice (click here for our view). So great to see what's right outside your own door!

Tschüß!

Summer Adventure Challenge 2009

Alrighty, Corinne, GAME ON!



Although our efforts were good-natured last year, we blended a little of our normal exploring around the city and met the requirements, but perhaps not the spirit of the challenge.

So, here are some ideas for our summer challenges:

1) Texas Hill Country Road Trip (Completed June 2009)
2) Schlitterbahn water theme park in New Braunfels
3) Shiner Brewery
4) Shopping in Dallas
5) Canoeing on Lady Bird Lake

It's on!