Hamilton Pool and Mandola Winery

The Saturday morning weather was not at all promising. It was drizzling and cold. We planned to go to the Hamilton Pool park today, but until Zoran actually set in the driver seat, I wasn't sure if we'll go. So glad we did. We started later than planned and got extra delayed because of an I35 shutdown, so when we got to the park around 1, it was already warmer and started to clear up.

First we walked down to the pool area, which was open for swimming. :) And actually there were few 'brave' swimmers/tanners. We haven't had too much rain lately, so the waterfall was more like a water drip. Part of the trail under it was closed due to damage. We rested and goofed around a bit, and then continued on toward the Pedernales river.

The hike was only maybe 20 minutes, but the trail is in a canyon which was warm and humid. Having layered clothing was a smart idea.

The river was just a bit cold, but walking in it felt good. I wouldn't go swimming in it just yet.

We worked up a little bit of an appetite and drove down to the Mandola winery in Driftwood. There were two weddings there that day, and Emilia was picking up some ideas for their wedding. We really enjoyed the food and atmosphere there. We got back to Austin after 7 PM. I have no idea how I thought we could make it to San Antonio that same afternoon! Another day.