After the washing was done I third wheeled with the boys down to Barton Springs! A (VERY) cold and beautiful natural springs. It was quite a warm, sunny day, but no where near hot enough to jump in for a swim unfortunately. The most I could handle was getting up to my knees before my feet went numb. That being said, it was very refreshing and a lovely spot to hang out.
As deep as I would go!
Noobs on the shore
After our short dip, we went for a bit more of a walk around the springs - there was a pool right next to it with a sort of grassy beach area that the boys wanted to explore a bit more. Instead of that, our stomachs prevailed and we went searching for food. Times like this I love travelling alone, because we couldn't agree on what we wanted! In the end, we ended up walking down the road to a little picnic area that was surrounded by food trucks. It was such a funky spot! Lloyd and I got awesome burgers and paprika chips while poor Goldy got a juice (still wasn't feeling too well).
While we were there we met Megan, Mark and their dog, Red - local Austinites. They gave us directions and tips for the rest of our day. We had decided to head to the SOCO district for some shopping. Turns out they were heading that way too, so we joined together for the walk. On the way we had the most amazing snow cones and Lloyd and Goldman taught us the most annoying and frustrating game ever - Snaps. They liked to tease us with it without giving up the rules, and we all hated them for it!
The SOCO district was so lovely and funky and had very quirky shops. We didn't really go into many, but it was just lovely to walk through. We eventually got to Megan's place and she so graciously dropped us off at Rainey Street, where Mark lives. Up in his apartment on the 30th floor, we could see so much of Austin - up there, I resolved to one day move there!
From Mark's place, we headed down to the bars at Rainey Street, which were open and lit up. We headed to Craft Pride first, a bar that boasted over 60 Texan beers on tap. Lloyd and I enjoyed the Zoe beer (because the logo was a cute puppy) which was incredible! We then headed to another food truck picnic spot for dinner - incredible slider burgers this time - where we met some Kansas folk and a Scot. We spent the rest of the night at Bangers, drinking beer and teaching the new crew the game of Snaps.
Yummy Zoe Beer
The end of the night came and I was in a bit of trouble.. I hadn't been able to book any accommodation, as the hostels were all full and I was having too much fun to worry about it during the day. The boys saved me though and snuck me back into the hostel, where I had a sneaky free night's stay...oh well, better than staying on the street!
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