Waco to San Antonio

Sunday 7 April 2019

We got up to the sound of rain again this morning.  We had breakfast in, then in between rain

Just had to eat here!!

showers took the laundry down to the laundromat.  Back to the house, showers and off to 'Rudy's BBQ' for lunch, great food.  Back home and I hooked up the Nintendo game Shane got us for Christmas, that was a nice break from the radio and TV.  After that I packed up some of the inside things planning on our move on Monday.  About 3:00 the rain quit, so outside with Rudy and while we were out there, the planes from the airshow next door started to perform.  We stood outside for about an hour watching the planes and talking with the other campers, we were all were glad to be able to be outside.  About 4:30 we headed out for another walk, but that got cut short due to more rain.  I had put a beef roast in the crock pot and we had BBQ sandwiches for dinner. 

Monday 8 April 2019

Up this morning for a quick breakfast and then Brad packed up the wet/soggy out side stuff to get ready to move.  The rain had quit over night, but from the wet and dampness, the sand just stuck with everything.  Oh well, we are on the road about 10:00 heading south on I-35 to San Antonio.  It was an uneventful ride with the first stop at a rest area for lunch and a nice 45 min. break.  The speed limit on the roads out here is 75, we don't travel that fast, but it really makes you pay attention to all that's
going on around you.  We were about 30 min. out from our CG when we found the famous 'Buc-ees' gas station/store.  I swear there were 100 gas pumps (and no it isn't a truck stop, 18 wheelers are not allowed at their pumps) and the store was huge.  We spent about another 45 min. there, got a cup of coffee and just strolled through the store checking every thing out.  Back on the road and we pulled into the 'Fort Sam Houston RV Park' about 3:10, but it took me 20 min. in the office to get us checked in, there was a line of RV'ers checking in.  We finally get to our site, park and set up by 3:45.  Beautiful CG and our site is wonderful, it is 85 degrees here but we have a nice shade tree that covers the patio and the side of the Moho.  We enjoyed the evening out side while Brad made burgers on the grill and we were all off to bed by 10:00.

Tuesday 9 April 2019

Brad and I at the Alamo

 Up, showered and we are out the door about 9:30.  We stopped at the office and got a map of the base, directions on how to get down town and where to park, we are only about 10 miles from the Alamo.    We bought the 'hop on/hop off' bus ticket on line, $30.00 for 3 days or if you buy it in town its $35.00 a day, go figure.  We visited the Alamo and  learned a lot, the most interesting is that it was originally a church, but we probably spent about an hour to 1.5 hours there, lots to see and read.  After that we claimed our bus ticket, then headed down to the river walk to find a place to eat, imagine this, we had Mexican food and it really wasn't too bad. We strolled around the river walk for a while then headed up to the street to catch the bus to do some site seeing.  Back home about 4:30, a walk for Rudy and chicken on salad for dinner.  84 degrees today


Wednesday 10 April 2019

We were up, off and running about 10:00.  We found another place to park then headed over to catch the bus to go to the far end of the route to the Pearl Entertainment center (an old brewery).  It was rather disappointing, everything was outrageously priced.  We headed down to the river walk from there and walked over to the VFW Post 76, the oldest VFW in Texas.   After that back to the river walk to head to the restaurant area, Brad neglected to tell me it was a 3 mile walk (or at least it felt that long), but we made it.  We stopped at Joe's Crab Shack for lunch (2:00 pm), and for a chain restaurant the food was actually pretty good. After that we strolled around some more then headed back to the truck about 3:30.  Back on base we stopped at the Class six store for some wine and checked out the PX while we were there....this place is huge and so are their stores here on base.  We got back to the RV about 4:30, rescued Rudy with 1 quick walk,, then sat on the patio and had cheese and crackers for dinner.  It was a nice evening to sit out and enjoyed the evening.  94 degrees today.

                                                 

The Pearl Area

           and the VFW Post 76






Thursday 11 April 2019

Up this morning and back in town, it's our last day to use the bus pass.  First thing we did was head down to the river walk and headed away from the restaurant area.  The hotels all lined this section

Some of the Art work

on the River Walk!!

and it was beautiful, peaceful and quiet.  We enjoyed that walk then headed back to the restaurant area to find a place for lunch settling on the Salt Grass Steak House....we weren't disappointed. I had a grilled pineapple margarita with some food, yum.   After lunch we caught the bus and took it over to the Mexican Market, over 300 shops.  What they neglected to tell you is that all the shops sell the exact same items.  We walked around there for a while then hopped the bus again and rode it back to the main station.  They really do give you a lot of the history of San Antonio and show you sites that you would never find on your own.  By this time it's 2:30, so we thought we would surprise Rudy and get home early.  It was a nice evening for sitting out side while Brad made chicken on the grill.   87 degrees today.