Austin, Texas!

We headed to Austin for a nice long President's Day weekend. They call it the live music capitol of the world. Handpainted guitars were everywhere.

We had a couple rainy days, but also a couple really nice warm sunshiney days. Worked out well. We did a lot of walking & enjoyed many sights.

We walked over to Austin Speed Shop one day.

We saw West Coast Choppers semi parked out front.

Pretty cool!

We spent some time on Sixth Street

and listened to some great live music (obviously)

Plenty of outdoor activities are available too. Crewing is popular in Lady Bird Lake (felt like we were back in Boston on the Charles)

Extremely dog friendly town. Toules would have had his best vacation ever - but he is just a little too big to bring on the plane :(

Some eclectic & artsy areas too - like SoCo.

We also ran the Austin half marathon while we were there

I met Bart Yasso - super friendly guy. He wrote a fun & entertaining book called 'My Life on the Run'. I highly recommend it for all.

Our portrait after the race. We both had good races for a super hilly course. I was also recovering from a cough/cold and an injury.

We went back after we showered & cheered on the marathon finishers

Other fun activities - water bikes! A fun way to get a bike ride in - versus a stationary or trainer :)

Walking trails. In 2 days - we ran 13.1 miles and walked 17 miles. Whew, my calves were tired!

And one of our favorite finds: Barton Springs Pool. 70 degrees year round. Plenty of swimmers (and ducks)

Definitely my favorite Texas town - We will be planning another trip back here for sure!