5/12/13: Austin, TX

We woke up today fully knowing that we wouldn't be doing any storm chasing of any kind. The atmosphere was too stable and no storms were expected to form anywhere near our drivable location. We decided as a group that since we were in San Antonio we would visit the Texas State History Museum downtown. After spending an hour or so at the museum which was very interesting learning about the history of Texas from the days of the republic through the oil booms. The last thing we did at the museum was see a short 25 minute movie entitled, "Extreme Texas Weather." This was a very cool short little film, shedding light on all the different disasters that can affect Texas. We then loaded back up in the car to head to Austin, TX to visit a former meteorologist from Indianapolis, Chikage Windler, who had taken a chief position in Austin. I had visited her at the WTHR news station in Indianapolis this past October and seeing her new news station, KEYE-TV, was a complete different setup than the station in Indy. Since we also had decided that tomorrow would not be a day we'd be able to chase in, those who were 21 headed to a bar right across the street from the hotel. We had a good night all together just hanging out and having a drink. Tomorrow I think we're heading back to San Antonio to visit a cave.