On Saturday we headed to Highlands bright and early to enjoy some downtime. We stopped at a favorite Mexican restaurant for lunch, met my sister and her hubby at a winery, then enjoyed fondue at our firepit until bedtime. It was lovely.
On Sunday we headed down 290 to explore and stopped along the way at this place for burgers:
It felt like already 100 degrees out so we stopped at Hye Cider Co. for a cold cider.
It was like a junk gypsy hideaway complete with a couple of old guys playing guitar.
There were chicken running around, a giant friendly dog ambling about, and picnic tables for us to enjoy our cider along with a game of cards. We decided we would rather seek out some A/C. I mean shady oaks are great and all, but its full on summer in Central Texas!
So we headed to Real Ale in Blanco, on the advice of my brother in law. That beautiful sky belies the storms that were supposedly coming our way.
I really enjoyed the Skullberry {strawberry milkshake IPA}, and Hubby sampled a coffee porter and a Russian Imperial Stout.
Their main taproom was full of happy people, a dog or two, and nice cold air!
We may have piddled around a little longer than we should have - multiple alerts on our phones and an ominous looking radar on several TV screens told us that we should head back home asap. Severe thunderstorms rolled through the area and we carefully but quickly made our way towards North Austin.
We got home safely and the sky virtually opened above us the minute we pulled into the driveway - a little too close to all of the lightening and high winds for me! Thankfully we did not lose power and within an hour or two of arriving home, it had settled down in our area, but other people lost trees and such. Scary! Crazy Texas weather - if you don't like it, wait a few minutes, and it will change!
Gina
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