I am standing on grassy hill looking down on a busy public boat ramp below one of the many landmarks in Austin, the "Pennybacker Bridge". Austin is a layed-back town (just look at the President), where hiking, biking, boating, and eating barbeque is the way of life. I waited (about 2 minutes) until a cycler road by, signifying the Home of Lance Armstrong. Take a boat down the river about 1/2 mile to the left and you can get off at my boat dock (BYOB).