Too Little Time

I'm posting this from Austin as I didn't get a chance to write about it out there. Everyone got up early on Saturday, save Julie (who slept almost the entire day), Kim, and I. The rest of the group took a trip out to Ft. Davis to the Stables for an early morning horse ride. The horses went very slowly and everyone (except Tiff) wore a helmet which did not really make them look like "cool cowboys." After they got back, I had fixed everyone fajitas (they were a little too hot due to the addition of local spices) and we tried to see what else there was to do. Matt, Robin, Katie, Kim and I all went out to Monahan Sand Hills to ride down the dunes in these plastic disks, seen here:


Yes, I'm mooning the camera with my disk. The dunes were a lot of fun, despite the fact that I got sand on/in/attached to every part of my body and clothing. I didn't want to go at first and the 80 mile drive wasn't helping that, but Robin said it was a good thing and he wasn't wrong (not once) the entire trip- so I went. I was really glad we did that, though walking up the really tall dunes in very soft sand was such a freaking workout. I drove back (everyone was asleep except Katie) and all in all, I'm glad I went along!

After we got back and got showers (I don't think I've felt better after a shower in a long time) we decided to go eat at "The Cutest Resturant in Balmorhea" but then, the power went out. Cueva de Oso (Cave of the Bear) was out so we called up a place in Ft. Davis to see if the grid streched that far (power was out in our room too). Ft. Davis had power so we drove out there. It had turned cold and slightly rainy, so deer weren't really out (which is a great thing). Instead of the pizza place we had called, we turned into a well-lit mexican resturant called - I shit you not- Cueva de Leon (Cave of the Lion)! So as we traded one cave for another, we found that they had a cheap Saturday night buffet of beef and chicken fajitas, rice, beans, two types of cheeze enchiladas, chili rellenos, and a salad bar. The food was great and we took some pictures before we went back for an early bedtime (I packed first).

After waking up at six thirty, the gang got into the cars with amazing speed. We checked out at eight right on the dot! We had to stop at Ft. Stockton to take a picture of the giant roadrunner. Afterwards, we stopped in Fredricksburg for lunch at the Pizza Hut that Kim's mom used to work at as a teenager. The food was ok, but Kim and I passed off Julie to the other car so we could go visit Kim's Oma (German for grandmother) who lives in this beautiful house in Fredricksburg. After spending an hour and a half with Kim's family, we had some great cake and headed home, not too late after the other car.


Time keeps on slipping, slipping, slipping...