Body of Water

We have officially started packing.
Our guest room was the first room on the list.
Mostly because the closet in that room is a mass storage unit more than an actual closet.
Despite all the work we had ahead of us though our friends had decided it was time for us to all go to Hamilton Pool.
I'll let Hamilton Pool Nature Preserve  explain the pool, as it does a much better job than I could:

Description

 Hamilton Pool Preserve is a historic swimming hole which was designated a preserve by the Travis County Commissioner's Court in 1990. Located 3/4 mile upstream from its confluence with the Pedernales River, Hamilton Creek spills out over limestone outcroppings to create a 50 foot waterfall as it plunges into the head of a steep box canyon. The waterfall never completely dries up, but in dry times it does slow to a trickle. However, the pool's water level stays pretty constant, even during periods of drought.

We arrived only to find out that there was a "2 hour" wait.  See the parking lot has a 75 car limit.  The pool has a limit as well.  Once it's full it's a one in, one out kind of deal.  Bud was optimistic and said we should wait.  He didn't believe it would really be 2 hours and that they probably say that to scare off people.  We were glad we listened to him because an hour later we were in the water!  Yes we waited an hour, but when you drive 45 minutes to get a glimpse of a place like this

...it's worth the wait.

Our travel buddies that day were JF & MS!

The water was perfect and combatted the 100 degree weather perfect!

I didn't spend as much time in the water as everyone else, but I enjoyed the people watching and my nice shady spot!

I'm so glad we got to see this beautiful Austin landmark before we left.

I'm so glad that we have wonderful friends to share experiences like this with.

Well, it's time to get back to packing boxes!

I hope you had a Blessed Saturday!