Hodgepodge

June 13 - Cave

Kelly and Peter held hands and gazed in awe at the cave walls, ceiling, and the many stalactites. For their honeymoon the Texans had hoped to be able to travel to far away lands. Finances had forced them to stay closer to home. Although both were natives of Austin, they realized there was a lot about their city and surroundings they had never seen. So, instead of two weeks of doing nothing on a cruise ship and get fat, they went to a different local attraction and slept at home every night.
Today, they had driven the twenty miles north to the Inner Space Cavern. Kelly rubbed her arms and giggled. "It's so cool in here. It would be nice to live here."
Peter chuckled. He liked the freshness too. But he also liked the comforts of the home they had bought right before getting married. He put an arm around Kelly and said, "The beauty of experiencing attractions this close the home is that we can easily come back here anytime we want."
Kelly nodded. "Yes. You know, now I am glad we didn't go on a world tour of places we would have a hard time to get back to. These caves will always be right here."
They followed the tour guide through the different chambers until they went back out into the light. The sun's bright light and the heat of midday Texas hit them. It was nice to see the sky again.