The Arrival

So, we took a bike ride Tues. evening down to the river through Zilker. It felt better than ever! Things DO get easier the more you try!
My parents arrived Wed. around 1pm. We sat around for a while, they had lunch, gave them a tour, unloaded the car (during rain, oddly enough). Then, Dan fixed yummy dinner and we headed out! We parked on Riverside and walked across the pedestrian bridge, then down along the hike and bike trail to Congress. We had time to kill before the bats flew out, so we showed them the 2nd street area and tempted them by walking slowly passed Lambert's. The smell emanating is just incredible. Back across Congress Ave. Bridge, we hung out down below to wait. The weather was just perfect, so MANY people were lined up to watch. Of course, Lightsabre Man was there, making a solid $5 per purchase. And then they started...the bats flew out one by one, then two by two, then so many you can hardly keep your eyes focused. They say in the heart of summer, there are up to 3 million bats hanging out. It was quite a spectacle - both Mom and Dad had their cameras constantly flashing. Walked back to Auditorium Shores to watch some doggies. Disappointingly, there were none swimming. Back to the car and home then, some peoples legs were tired *ahem*. We'll have to change that!