Well we’d not been to a big city for awhile, and so we were excited to be both out of the desert and in a nice city for a bit. We didn’t have a ton planned, but we knew we wanted to see the Alamo, and the River Walk for sure. We had no idea we were in for such a treat with the weather. Also, I had Facebook messaged our old neighbors that we had not seen for 14 years or so… Craig and Christen Wilson. Luckily, they lived in Boerne (just outside San Antonio), and they were free for dinner one night.
We camped in a really nice RV park near SeaWorld. There were tons of seasonal campers there, and I can see why. Great service, nice people, great weather, landscaping etc. This meant any exploring in the city would be a 45 minute drive, but it worked out great.
Our first day, we headed downtown to hit the River Walk, the Alamo, and one of the other missions south of town. The weather was perfect for exploring the city on foot! We were all so happy, soaking up the glorious sunshine!
We had a great lunch at a Mexican restaurant right on the river, then we made our way over to the Alamo. The Alamo was really set up nice, and we enjoyed the movie, as well as the artifacts (weapons!) in the museum. Too bad there are no cameras allowed inside!
After that, we jumped back in the jeep and went south to one of 5 local missions, the San Jose mission, which is also a National Monument. We did the movie, and another Jr Ranger program there, and got to explore the old Mission. The Church was beautiful, and still in use. We lit candles and prayed for our friends and family back home in the midst of challenges.
The next day, we really just messed around. We did some school, Kim did some shopping, and I took the kids to the movie (Frozen… it was the best Disney film I’ve seen for years). Then that night, we met our old Neighbors for Dinner. It was so nice to catch up and hear about how their life has been over the last few years. It brought flooding back some great times living next door to them back in O’Fallon years ago.
No time to linger, we had a date set to get to Panama City Beach Florida for Christmas!
The Alamo, huh? Did you spend any time in the basement?