Monthly Archives: June 2014

If you go down to the swamp today, you’re in for a big surprise!

So it turns out that alligators like to eat marshmallows… Today was the day of the swamp, and we were up bright and early to catch our boat. The drive into swamp lands took only about 40 minutes or so, … Continue reading

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Sweating it out in the French Quarter

So today was fun! Greg (our host) had given us a sheet of paper with a long list of historical and interesting places that we had to go find!! A great idea, and we got to see a lot of … Continue reading

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A very long drive indeed

Another 500+ miles today, and we’ve made it out of Texas alive! We write from New Orleans, Louisiana (our 8th state) – which is quite exciting!! 😀 We left Austin quite early this morning, and it took us around 10 … Continue reading

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Floating along Barton Springs in a boat

It was our last day in Austin today 😥 How better to say goodbye than to float along the springs in a little kayak, with a lovely view of the Austin skyline? Exactly!             We … Continue reading

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Austin has cool shops.

Pitterpatterpitterpatter BOOM! … or something a bit like that. These were the sounds we woke up to this morning. In English, a large thunderstorm was our alarm clock – and it was VERY loud 🙂 We were joined by Dewey (the … Continue reading

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Freshwater Swimming

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Today we took a stroll through a lovely wooded walk along the creek to the Barton Springs outdoor pool! Barton Springs pool is a man-made fresh water swimming pool, using water from the nearby creek – complete with weed and … Continue reading

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