Keep Austin Weird!

We recently took a lovely weekend trip out to Uncle Jim's old stomping grounds...Austin! We had a great time! Conveniently enough, this trip correlated perfectly with our 10 month anniversary (please be advised that this post will contain many pictures

On Friday we had rented some bikes and toured downtown and the River area on bike.

We also biked up to Guero's Tacos for lunch per recommendations by both Jim and Dave Pimentel. Jim had told us that the fish tacos were to die for-Brandon agreed (though luckily he did not die after eating them).

Since we have lived in Houston, we've really missed being able to do a lot of outdoor activities due to either the heat, distance, or lack of things to do out of doors (oh mountains in Utah, how we miss thee). Thus, one of the main objectives for this trip was just to spend as much time outside as possible. We really enjoyed being so close to the Colorado River. We rented paddle boards and had a great time paddling up river, and then just sitting and chatting while we floated back down to where we needed to turn them back in (Brandon's sore arms were a great impetus for this floating decision). The university's rowing team was also out having their practice while we were on the river, and it was fun to see them.

Saturday was a day filled with hiking. Yes, hiking in Texas! We went out to a place called Greenbelt and enjoyed the beauty of it. The day was perfect for this. Brandon missed rock climbing a bit as we passed people who were climbing along the trail, so maybe we'll have to go back and try some of that out.

Aside from enjoying being outside, we just really enjoyed relaxing and giving Brandon and good break from work, eating great food, browsing the thrift stores, and just wandering around Austin.