Greetings from Austin! |
Our awesome accommodations at Yair's house! |
So, we started with a list of five good parks. The list quickly dwindled down to two when our first three top choices didn't have availability for a full month. We drove by the remaining two and both had major downfalls- one was next to a major highway and would have been a repeat of Houston, and the other had a decent location but horrible showers. By horrible showers I mean a large room with concrete walls and prison like lighting where the shower head is just attached to one of the walls and the toilet is on the other wall, with two locks on the door. We were so discouraged about our choices that we almost decided to just pick up and move on at the end of the weekend.
I was really torn on that decision. I had been so excited to spend time in Austin again. Leaving before we even had a chance to see some of the city just didn't really feel right. We spent the day driving around the city and remembering what it was that we liked so much about Austin. It really is amazing how much Austin reminds me of Portland (overall atmosphere, attitude, neighborhoods, exercise culture). That night we printed a free pass to the local YMCA and attended a yoga class and went for a swim. The center was exactly what we'd been looking for- salt water lap pool, fun atmosphere with lots of people, sauna/steam room, and a long schedule of group classes. The monthly Couple membership rate was very reasonable as well. So, we decided that we'd go with the RV park with bad showers and just take all of our showers at the Y- this would even encourage us to go to the gym more often!
BUT then...then we called the RV park and it turned out that they had only had one space available with that availability, and they had already booked it out to someone else. WHAT? Again, this was a major downer. Yair was incredibly nice to let us stay a few more days at his house until we figured out what we were going to do. For some reason, two days later I had a feeling (yes, one of those mother knows best feelings) and we decided to give the RV park another call. Well, it was just our luck, someone had put in their notice that day and we could have their spot that afternoon! So now we are booked, for a month at the RV park and for a month at the YMCA. And that, guys, is how living in a trailer with no definite city to call home can sometimes be a big bummer! Thankfully everything worked out in the end!
Lunch with Yair |
Happy Austinites,
M.
I guess no matter how we travel, we have our ups and downs! Glad you found a spot. We've never been to Austin, actually, the only time we've spent in Texas is at the Dallas/Ft. Worth airport coming and going, so I look forward to hearing more about the area.
ReplyDeleteHi Patti! Oh no! Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is not the best showing for Texas! Texas's hill country is probably it's best side along with all the rolling countryside, huge ranches, long horned steers, and Austin! You guys might consider making a trip down here, maybe even visiting Big Bend National Park!
DeleteHave fun in Paris!
Maria