June 9, 2012
It was our first out of town (same state) bike rally to go to. We got up early and hit the road on Saturday morning. We got to Austin with no problems. Our GPS got us to the exact location with no hiccups. It took us about 10 minutes to figure out that this really wasn't our thing. I liked that the rally supported our military, and law enforcement. However, the cost to enter the cage was $70 per person. I'm not sure what that gets you. We don't drink; so the party thing wasn't an option that we cared about. We new all this ahead of time, but thought that there might be other stuff going on outside of the caged area. I'm sure it was a good time for those who attended, but we really wanted to ride and see the Hill Country.
We were starving by the time we got to Austin, and I was craving Outback Steak House. Mike of course had no problems this. We might have been the only ones in there at 1030 in the morning. I got the Ahi. I know, I know... Its a steak house, and I ordered fish! I usually do!.... and it was amazing!
Now for the good stuff!
Austin is BEAUTIFUL!
HILL COUNTRY is a must see! The rolling hills, the greenery, and the curvy roads make this place amazing!
It was kinda warm but not to hot on our ride. We decided to take a break from riding and find a zoo to check out. We went to the Austin Zoo! You would never just come across this place. We had to look it up on the GPS, and was guided through the back of some neighborhood to get there.
WE LOVED THIS PLACE
This is a smaller zoo than we have normally visited. The animals here have been rescued or donated. Most of the animals we saw came with a story. The story was usually the same... Someone had the wild or exotic animal as a pet and didn't care for it the way it should have been. Some of the animals were damaged because of this. They had shattered bones, or missing limbs, or were malnourished at the time of rescue. Some of the animals were laboratory or even circus animals. The good news is, the AUSTIN ZOO, is able to provide the care, shelter, and love that these animals require. Its amazing that we get to be a part of this. Its awesome to be able to visit them and see them in better conditions than they were in.
This was one of our favorite animals there! Its a coatimundi!
here I am, on the other side of the barrier petting my new friend
and Mike is trying to pet MY new friend too!
haha :)
Actually he did it first. Than he told me too!
Cody was missing his tail. They usually have big fat tails like a lab. Cody's tail was damaged when a dog bit him. He is sure is cute!
There were signs all over the place that said...
It was kinda funny to me. I kept expecting to see a sign that said.. Please Feed This Animal!
The zoo lets you feed the goats though. They were really funny!
My hubby is such a goof!
This is Mike helping the turtle find food.
This tiger must have been a little hot. He was taking a bath and playing peek-a-boo with us!
He made me laugh.
This lion was really neat! He actually was rescued by the zoo. When they got him, he had shattered legs due to being malnourished and having to support his body weight.
These peacocks were just running wild all over the zoo.
At the end of our long day of riding around Austin and visiting their zoo, we headed back to Dallas. We needed to get home to see our kids! We ended up putting just over 600 miles on the bike. That's the longest ride we've done in one day. My tail was hurting by the time we got home!
Thanks for reading my post!
<3, Julie
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