Floatin'

Kyle and I have been wanting to "float the river" for a while now since we have lived in Dallas. Kyle set the plan in motion and we recruited some locals (Daniel and Chelsey Youman) and Matt McAuley. We set out on Friday after work and headed south towards Austin. We met and stayed with some of Chelsey's friends who so graciously hosted us. I have never been to Austin so I was interested to see what it is all about. We stayed in San Marcos and were introduced to "river surfing" that evening... it's is exactly what it sounds like which is also confusing because how do you surf a river? It can happen when there is a man-made wake/wave created in the middle. I did not dare try, it looked way intense. Chelsey toyed with the idea but wasn't given full encouragement when she heard some people try for multiple summers just to get up. Although we didn't try it was a nice night to sit and watch and take in the views! 

The next morning we woke up and prepared for a day floating the river. We started off the correct way with some breakfast tacos from the local gas station. Again sounds weird, but it's the way to go! So delicious. We had a few minor set backs when getting tubes and such ready for the river. Apparently the whole state of Texas decided to float the same day. None the less we were off and floatin'! It was a perfect day, nice and hot. It was much different than any floating that we have done in TN. A bit slower and a much bigger crowd but it was definitely fun! It ended up taking us about 5.5 hours to float-- I have no idea what the distance was? There were so many people that at one point the whole width of the river was blocked with wall to wall people! We also had a mini crisis when we didn't anticipate water shoots and cell phones... happy to report everyone and everything survived. Well wait, take that back... Chelsey's shoe is still MIA. After a full day of fun in the sun we were all pretty tired but rallied for some dinner at the famous Grist Mill. I think everyone got burgers or chicken fried chicken. Once again, the Grist Mill delivered a nice solid meal!

The next day we headed into Austin for a mini city tour and breakfast/ lunch... note this is NOT brunch at Gordough's. It was pretty crazy to say the least. Everything had a doughnut in it. I opted for fried chicken and doughnut combination. It was tasty, but very rich and filling so I think I ate about half.. maybe less. After our mini tour we headed to Barton Springs pool. This place was awesome! It is a man made pool filled with spring water. Water was nice and cold on the hot day. 

After an adventure filled weekend, we headed back to Dallas. Everyone was exhausted but Kyle was a trooper and got us home safely! 

Below is some evidence from our weekend: