I am hanging with my friend John Ray in Austin from Thursday May 22 through Sunday May 25, 2008.
Thursday after he got back from work we went to Stubb's BBQ in downtown Austin for a Rock and Restock concert last night featuring Bob Schneider. Excellent BBQ and some pretty jumpin' tunes.
Friday after he got back from work we went downtown Austin to Maiko for Sushi. We also went to a bar named Ginger Man, where they serve what seems an endless variety of beers on tap. Crazy amount of people downtown near 6th Street. Lots of girls revealing skin and guys wearing the oh-so-predictable striped long sleeve dress shirts searching for "young love", each not having quite found the other yet. Katy the pedicabber (and long distance bike tourist of recent years) let me ride up front on her set of wheels for a photo.
Saturday we went out to Driftwood, TX to the Salt Lick for more BBQ. Cool place with a band playing at this dry-county-but-you-can-bring-a-cooler-with-beer place. Nothing but TV at night as the BBQ sauce percolated in my belly.
Sunday May 25 - Tuesday May 27, 2008 I am visiting my friends Ben Pedraza and his wife Leslie in San Antonio.
Monday we went to the Riverwalk, an area downtown along the San Antonio river filled with shops, cafes, etc. It is the most European thing I have experienced so far on this trip. And of, course, I also visited the Alamo, site of a Mexican victory (General Santa Anna) against Sam Houston's Texas army.
Tuesday I got a one-hour massage with Krista from Zenergy Touch (http://www.zenergytouch.com/). My lower back was tight and I was almost more worried a massage might worsen things and prevent a Wednesday launch, but I went in anyway. With a few well asked questions, Krista designed a massage session to address my needs since my bicycle journey was unique. Combining deep work with Thai massage and Medical Massage stretches, I walked away feeling far better than I did in 9 out of 10 past experiences. (#10 was with Karen Watt in San Diego.) When in San Antonio, give Krista a call!
I also cleaned the chain on my bike, patched a previously flat tube (hastily exchanged for a new tube a while back), and cleaned the bike up. My route is pretty well established now and will be the subject of the next blog entry as it may be some time before I can give detailed updates heading into West Texas.
Tuesday night was a movie named Seven Samurai sponsored by Texas Public Radio. Good times replacing subtitles with our own more creative jabber. The movie was at one of the theaters where you can order dinner and beer/wine while watching the film. San Diego really needs one of these.
My plan is to get started heading west again Wednesday May 28.
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