There is a bridge on Congress St. in Austin
that is known as the "Bat Bridge".
No Robin here, literally bats!
20,000 to be exact. No, I am not embellishing.
At dusk each night, the bats leave their sleeping place
which is located in the crevices under the bridge,
and fly out to eat their share of bugs.
It is a destination.
While there, we met the nicest man who is deaf, and he was the biggest help ever!
(There is a huge school for the deaf in Austin)
This sweet man spoke to us in sign language that the untrained would understand and also in standard sign language which we know a bit.
He explained to us that we would want to be ON the
bridge and not under to see our best.
So, up on the bridge we waited.
And then they began.
And kept coming.....
and coming....
and coming!!
Some people did wait below.
This experience was both amazing and kinda creepy at the same time.
I would go to see it again for sure.
I would challenge anyone going to Austin to take the time to see this natural phenomenon,
completely worth it!!!
Austin is an amazing place that we just barely scratched the surface of.
We will return for sure, and explore more, find cool
fun place and sights and learn to love it as we
did New Orleans.
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