texas, part four

austin.

austin was loverly. i think, based on the full two hours we were there, it was our favorite city of the three we visited. it was hilly, charming, and ironically, the more liberal of its counterparts. i really wanted to taste some GOOD barbeque, which i had heretofor not found, and so dad promptly stopped a policeman walking by and asked him if he could point us to the real mccoy. he said we ought to hop over to the iron works and have us some tasty meat. we said thanks a bunch and headed straight over. it was a hole in the wall, which is exactly what i was hoping to find. the brisket was a tad dry, but the sauce was super yummy and the sausage was really good. we found out later that the iron works was THE place to go for barbecue. they had a whole wall of fame, autographed menues and pics from the famous folk who had been there.

it was a hot day, and plugged along the streets as well as we could. it was fun just hanging together. at last, we decided we'd move on.

my sweet uncle brad and auntie bev. thank you SO much, you guys, for welcoming us to your home and your life. we've got to come back for louisiana! we love you!

sweet mum and dad. below them was a full of fish and turtles.

gotta love him

typical brad face. he's a hoot, and they're even more of a hoot together.

turtle. almost everywhere we went, we saw turtles. it just kept my old childhood nightmares in fresh view. ;)

wall of fame

walking downtown

dodging the husband who was throwing water at me.

uncle "bad"

capitol building

dad got his wish - here's proof that we made it to cabela's!

we found a nice place to hang while dad shopped to his heart's content

his choice plunder