Austin, Texas

    Feels crazy to finally be in Texas-we had  been so excited and curious for this state since we both had such strong stereotypes in our heads about it (which quickly were proven wrong).

   We stayed with family friends, the Vancheeswaran's, for the night in Austin. When we got there we went to one of their family friends and had a traditional southern Indian dinner. The food was out of this world and we felt so lucky we got a chance to try it. All the spices in the food were incredible.They told us a about how India has a wide span of languages, cuisine, and cultures-things we hadnt previously known and were so interesting to learn. 

   After dinner we went to downtown Austin with Sidart and Pranav who were 18 and 16- they were so fun to hang out with and it was awesome that we all happened to be around the same age. 6th street and congress street were so cool too see. Definitely not what we were expecting of Texas - it was much more urban. We're almost embarrassed to say that we thought the state was completely run by cowboys. 

   The next morning we woke up to fresh coffee - since this trip we've become coffee addicts. Something we now both rely on for the long drives. The whole family pitched in to make a huge and delicious breakfast. We made: scones, eggs, and Nutella and fruit crepes. From there we all -including the neighbors - hopped in multiple cars and headed to Enchanted Rock State Park. We had no idea what to expect but once we got there we were blown away with how incredible it was! The mountain is all one HUGE boulder sticking out of the ground. It felt so good to be outdoors hiking again since we've had a lot of family and city visits. We adventured through these narrow caves that went under and  across the whole rock. We went inside down probably around 15 to 20 feet under and it became pitch black. It was so cool! 

We had so much fun getting the chance to hang out with a big family. Ashkay, the younger boy, was such a blast! Our Pokemon knowledge has became much more advanced since we got there! :) We truly had such an amazing time, it was a tough one to leave. But we started back on the road after the amazing hike and did a little back tracking to get to Brooke's cousin right outside of Houston!