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... say soccer). I would be coaching there with a dude called Ryan and he's from Fairwater in Cardiff which is nuts, so I knew I was gonna have a good week. I knew of Ryan because we had met at the training weekend and at the airport but this was the first time we would work together.

Only bad thing was he didn't drive so it was on Carew to get us there. It was only a 4 hour drive so it was nothing major but our directions were dodgy as sh*t ...

... de gallo, all wrapped in fresh soft tortillas and served with good rice and amazing black beans. I had two large prickly pear margaritas, which were more like four, so it was a good thing I parked several blocks away! (I hope my friends and family are ready for some new dinner - and margarita - experiments when I get home!)

Ever since Belton, I’ve seen multitudes of huge gates, but very few houses. The newer entrances are huge stone monstrosities with ...

So we spent the weekend out at Garner State Park and had a blast. This was the second time we went. Our friend's parents are in a church group and have been getting together for many years. We were happy to get to be a part of the trip. We didn't sit in the water the whole time, we took a hike to the "Ice Cave". Very cool and fun! We came home sore and exhausted, might have been the Sunday night dance party. Hope alls well, thanks for visiting!

... s description: Fredericksburg appears to be one of the best small towns, as long as you don't peek behind the Oz curtain. I'll post town photos tomorrow - of the pretty part, not the underbelly. ha Speaking of my cool motel, take a look at the Dietzel! If you added a bed and a kitchenette, this would be every hotel my family stayed at when we drove to Florida and the Smokies in the 1960-70s. Clean and comfy with a tiny ...

... to un-anchor myself from the cave. Too easy. Too comfortable. In search for keys, found something warming. A pumice scrub. A lost one. Christopher's. We had the same kind. It fell out the bathroom window five feet down into the mud. He searched all over for it. Irritated at its disappearance. Even accused me questioningly if I was sure mine was mine. "Yes. Yours had bigger holes ...

... to be one of the more active participants. As we left the art museum and got to downtown Kerrville, the sidewalks at the major intersection were filled with all these Texans holding their signs to protest all the taxes folks have to pay. While we didn't think to take any pictures, we did have a good laugh at the signs (some of them were pretty clever), but once we cleared Kerrville we figured that was it... But no, Fredericksburg had an even ...

... town with angle parking along the 5 or 6 central blocks of its main street. There are all kinds of shops and restaurants, some paying homage to the region's German heritage. We had lunch in a brew pub, stopped at the PeachHaus for some peach honey and a look at the orchards, and then drove towards Boerne, another German town in the area. Our main reason ...

Close to the little town of Fredericksburg, there lies a wonderful park called Enchanted Rock. The park is named after a large pink, granite dome that stands 425 ft tall. The park has mostly trad routes but we found few really fun climb ...

After Houston, Kenny and I drove west towards Austin, my old college stomping grounds. We stayed at Kim's house, though unfortunately she was out of town, but she let us use her pad for the three days we were staying there. She has a really cute little house that she's still decorating and it was very comfortable. Most of my friends have vacated Austin, but a few are ...

... guy about our cross country adventures, we went out for some traditional Mexican, which was good. Afterwards, we toured the streets of Austin looking for a low key day. To end the day we had a small meal and went to go watch the famed "bat cave" of Austin. A bridge in Austin provided perfect nooks for a bat colony to set up and live there. Then at dusk the thousands of bats come to feed on mosquitoes.