April 19 - Reggae Fest in Austin, TX

Sunday, April 19– After our final showers for a few days, we said goodbye to College Station and hit the road to Austin for a Reggae festival, We followed Rick, Stella and Lindsey almost two hours across the flat and nearly featureless central Texas.

Reggae Fest was $15 to get in, but some of the best vibes I've felt in a long time. Drinking a few beers in the Nar before we went in, we enjoyed three hours of music while Dazey waited in the car. I went and checked on her halfway through the show, she was doing good in the shade and it wasn't all too hot outside either. The Wailing Souls came on as the headliner. Probably the best live reggae I've ever heard. We were all dancing and jamming, grooving and partying. The music ended too soon and we flooded into the streets of the Capital of Texas.

We said goodbye to Rick and the girls and we soon on our way, but had to turn around and go back after Rick called and said his car was dead and he needed a jump. Back at the car, Dazey jumped out and started running around the houses, checking out the other dogs. All people (and dogs) accounted for, we split again. We still didn't have it quite right though. They accidently had taken Tyne turkey sandwich and we had their ground blanket in our car but no one noticed til it was too late.

The plan for the morning was the free Botanical gardens just on the west side of the city. Now nearly 11 pm, we pass them and turn down a side street and into a little park. All the way in the back of the park was a baseball field. We pulled up and slept in the van until dawn. 

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