On the road to Austin, Texas

Tuesday morning April 3rd, we hitched up the fifth wheel to our truck and after a quick swim to cool down, we said our last goodbyes and headed for San Marcos, Tx.  As we approached the San Antonio / San Marcos area, we became aware of the storm that was approaching the Dallas / Austin area.  In fact 13 tornados struck that area - but luckily we were just far enough south to have completely missed the fury of the storm.  Whew - missed another adventure but have decided to pay more attention to the forecasts as we head north.  Maybe we a weather warning radio would be a good purchase.

We checked into a pull-through site at Pecan Park Campground in San Marcos. It is a small campground located just outside the city's confusion and traffic.  Although easy to get to, getting anywhere in San Marcos involved congestion.  The campsites were level and came fully serviced.

Here are some pictures of the campground's river front and the wooded hills - yes we have left the palm trees in San Benito and we are now in what's called 'Hill Country'.

After an afteroon of shopping at the two super huge outlet malls (a major attraction of San Marcos)  we found a lovely pub by the river and had a pleasant dinner on their patio as we watched the locals go tubing in the river.

On Friday morning (Apr 6th) we moved up to Austin, Texas.  We pulled into Oak Forest RV Park - a definite step up in parks, with its concrete slabs and full service sites.  Sure is nice to not have to level the rig. 

After a quick lunch, we headed into Austin's catholic cathedral - St. Mary for the Good Friday services.  Our campground is located only 3.5 miles from the downtown core - so access is really convenient.

When the service was over, we headed over to the Texas State legislature building.  Austin is the capital city of Texas and the facility is open to visitors every day.  We took a short guided tour and then were free to roam the corridors at our leisure. We were amazed to see the number of wedding parties taking pictures in the rotunda. Tomorrow we will hook up with Jane's college friend for some guided touring.