We can now scratch off Barton Springs from our to-do list.

In the ten years I have lived in Austin, I can count on one hand how many times I’ve been to Barton Springs. It’s kind of sad because this place is freakin’ awesome. The water averages about 68 degrees all year round. In the winter, I’m told, it feels nice and warm. On our 100 degree Summer days, the water is nice and refreshing.

We went on a day it was 102 degrees outside…and it was only 11AM. Originally, we had planned to spend the day at the Austin Ice Cream Festival but that ended up being horrible. You would think an Ice Cream Festival would have free ice cream from a variety of places. There were like 5 different businesses there. All of the unknown venders were charging an insane amount of money for their products. I have never even heard of your dinky shop and you want me to pay $5 for a scoop of your organic ice cream…HA! You best be taking your game elsewhere, or I will shiv your ass and make you my prison bitch.

Anyway, after soaking in the crap festival we decided to go to Barton Springs. It was a blast! Even though I haven’t been a ton of times, I’m surely going to miss this place.

If you’re ever in Austin on a warm day, you should think about going to the spring. If you do, make sure you work up a sweat. It’s just that much better after running around. Also, be prepared to have your breathe taken away when you get into the water. It’s quite chilly and will produce shrinkage.

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