Day 175. January 28, 2014. Beating the cold

It rained and sleeted all night, so we woke up with ice covering everything.  The water has been turned off, but we have jugs of water.  After scraping off the windshield, we drove into Austin.  The roads were slippery, and several highways in town were closed.  Alexis wanted to go to Waffle House, since there are none in the North.  She happily had  some grits.  It was a nice warm place to sit while it warmed up a bit and the ice melted a bit on the roads.

Then we went to a strange place for lunch called Whip In.  It started as a convenience store. Then, they added a bar.  Now it is a bar with great craft beers and wines plus a wine/beer shop, plus a small grocery, plus a small restaurant with super good Indian food.  We had a wrap with goat meat and feta with some  Indian and Mexican spices, all wrapped in naan. 

After lunch we drove around, showing Alexis some of the funky spots in Austin.  Then, we walked around the Warehouse District, and stopped at the Ginger Man for some Texas beers.  They have 150 beers on tap.  

We drove back to the campground.  It finally warmed to about 38 degrees.  We had a nice campfire and watched the deer who were watching us.  

For dinner, I fixed leftover spinach lasagne, and doctored it up with sautéed pepper and onion strips.  We had an avocado/tomato salad on the side.  We have plenty of heat...propane heater plus a small electric space heater.  It us supposed to be cold again tonight.  Kind of disappointing for Alexis's visit.