Austin, Texas

Our next major destination after leaving Carlsbad was Austin, which happened to be right on the way to Livingston. (Livingston, Texas is the headquarters for the RV club we belong to – Escapees – and where we need to stay for a few weeks in the near future to change our state of residency from California to Texas.) Another Capital to visit, and this brings our total to 6, only 44 more to go! We rolled into the town of Buda (pronounced Bew-dah) which is just on the edge of Austin, on Saturday, October 20th. We stayed a couple of days, touring the capital on the first day and the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library on the second. We wanted to explore the 10-mile Town Lake Hike and Bike Trail established by Lady Bird Johnson, but a big storm blew in the night before we planned to do this, and conditions weren’t favorable for outdoor activities. Both Dan and I enjoyed Austin very much and felt like we really needed more time to fully appreciate everything it had to offer. We may come back and spend more time here in the future.

Next Stop: Livingston, Texas!