RECREATION
People of Austin head down to the river to swim on hot days. We decided not to jump in.
The hottest ticket is the nightly exodus of one and a half million1 bats from under the bridge.
1 True fact.
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May 25, 2011
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ugggggh.
rats, and rats with wings.
none tasty. feh.
Posted by: queensbee | May 25, 2011 at 01:10 PM
Look, Guin - water!
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | May 25, 2011 at 01:19 PM
Two things I encountered in Austin a few years back: Great barbecue, and pretty good Indian cooking. Neither on the Riverwalk.
Posted by: wiredog | May 25, 2011 at 01:33 PM
Before you leave, be sure to go two-stepping at the Broken Spoke and take a topless swim at Barton Springs.
Posted by: Gregg in Austin | May 25, 2011 at 01:43 PM
To show you how animal savvy I am I thought the rat was a beaver. I wouldn't go within a mile of that thing. Same with the bats.
Posted by: nursecindy | May 25, 2011 at 01:56 PM
Just don't tell anyone about Gruene Hall.
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | May 25, 2011 at 02:03 PM
Thats a muskrat isn't it ? (or Austin IS the missing link)
Posted by: LeDud | May 25, 2011 at 02:23 PM
If nursecindy goes to Austin she will be easy to pick out. She'll be the one walking around downtown with the shotgun slung over her shoulder.
Posted by: Wingnut | May 25, 2011 at 02:27 PM
it's actually a "nutria."
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/nutria/
Posted by: judi the barberho | May 25, 2011 at 02:33 PM
Wiredog - the Riverwalk is in San Antonio, and San Antonio is a DUMP. Austin, on the other hand, is the coolest city in the Southwest and, except for MAYBE Los Angeles and New York, the coolest city in the U.S.
Posted by: Georg | May 25, 2011 at 03:03 PM
muskrat sally, muskrat sam....
they are all rodentia and i aint innnerested.
Posted by: queensbee | May 25, 2011 at 03:26 PM
But queensbee, how many things can you swim with that have orange teeth?
Posted by: Elon | May 25, 2011 at 04:06 PM
And, yeah, they are batty about bats down there.
Posted by: Elon | May 25, 2011 at 04:06 PM
I watched the Autin bats take off from under their bridge one evening. It took 20 minutes for this continuous black line to break as they went bug hunting along the Colorado river.
Posted by: Cheesewiz | May 25, 2011 at 04:13 PM
Cheesewiz, I hope you had your Murban on when you saw those bats! Otherwise they can lay their eggs in your hair! Elon, if you have a guy that has just eaten some Cheeto's you can swim with someone with orange teeth. Also I would have two shotguns over my shoulders. Just in case I drop one.
Posted by: nursecindy | May 25, 2011 at 04:56 PM
MMM -- Nutria!
BLECCHH -- pigeon.
Posted by: Ralph | May 25, 2011 at 05:03 PM
That iphone guy is sure friendly. Its like he's not really a person.
Posted by: LeDud | May 25, 2011 at 09:54 PM
snork @ Annie. I forgot that there is one incredible place near Austin that I've always wanted to go - their "natural" spring-fed swimming pool. It looks incredible.
Barton Springs./>
Posted by: Guin | May 26, 2011 at 06:36 AM
Barton Springs feels a lot colder than 68 degrees. One of my German professors at UT would convene her summer classes at waterside when the spirit moved her. Keep Austin Weird
Posted by: PhilinTexas | May 26, 2011 at 09:44 AM
A nutria, huh? Well, alright then. Thank God it's not a rat.
Posted by: Suzie Q. Wacvet (since 1994) | May 26, 2011 at 12:37 PM