Hitched and Rolling

As I ended the last post, Hitched and Rolling is mostly about people. No place is a better example of that than Austin, Texas. I used to live in Austin so I know a few people here, and seeing them, catching up, and spending time was pretty much the top priority for this stop. 

We woke up at a beautiful scenic picnic area exactly-about 4 hours outside Austin and pretty quickly hit the road, stopping in Fredericksburg for some fetch with Duker. We got to the hotel around 3pm and rested in the room for a couple hours. Prior to our arrival, I think it had been the longest stretch of days-without-a-shower since the Hitched and rolling tour began. The number of days could still be counted on a single hand, but it had been too long, and the hotel’s (hot and well-pressured) shower was quite a welcomed luxury. 

As evening dawned, our friends Aubrey and Marcella came and picked us up at the hotel, and we headed to a dog-friendly Brewery to meet some other local friends, Zack and Haylie. As is sometimes the case, we were having too much fun for anyone to register that we might want to take a group photo, and so none exists. You’ll just have to take my word for it. 

On Wednesday we woke up at the hotel and went over to South Congress street where we met Bennett and did some walking around and shopping. Bennett got his secret Santa gift and we had sandwiches at the Tiny Grocer. In the afternoon Bre and I went over to the Armadillo Christmas Bazaar and walked around admiring the art. We met up with Dom, who is a friend of mine from when I used to live in Austin.

When dinner time rolled around we went over to Kelly’s pub where I had arranged a gathering of some Austin friends for dinner. I got to see Janella and Evan, and their two young children which was really fun. Simms, Bennett, and my friend Mary were there too. We had Guinness and wings too numerous to count and it was a fantastic evening. 

On Thursday we met up with Haylie and putzed around north Austin’s array of thrift stores. We were searching for frames and didn’t really have much luck but it was fun to have a mission and drive around and hang out. Finally, Thursday night we went out to one of my favorite food spots, Ramen Tatsu-Ya. We met at Simms’ sprawling palace of an apartment before heading to ramen, which was fantastic as always. After ramen we went downstairs to their tiki bar, where a blender full of mostly-whipped cream exploded on Bre. Spirits were not diminished in any way, and it was another fantastic set of days on hitched and rolling.