Almost regretfully we left Kerrville. The weather had vastly improved and fellow RV'ers were all out and about enjoying the much hoped-for sunshine. We attended the Park's Happy Hour where we chatted with our new found DL neighbors, Steve & Kathy who introduced us to Dick & Donee, Mike & Leslie, and Paul & Mary. They all shared their experiences and insights on the RVing lifestyle--of course, they LOVE IT! We've all exchanged e-mails with the hopes of meeting up again--maybe here next year.
We arrived at our southeast San Antonio RV park early afternoon and set up quickly. Then we set out by car for The Alamo. The Alamo Shrine and what little remains of the compound sits smack dab in the middle of downtown! It was a Saturday and the first sunny warm day in more than a week--the streets were jam packed with buses, cars--people who knew where they were going and countless other like us who just moved along with the crowds. Our GPS kept us going in circles, so we finally veered off the main thoroughfare and wound our way up to the 6th level of a parking garage.
Even among throngs of humanity, strolling around the city was enjoyable. There must have been several conventions in town--there were young people in formal orchestra-wear toting their instruments, tots to teens sporting their cheerleading outfits, and of course the old farts and their "Hello, I'm So-and-so" nametags. We toured the Alamo and took the riverboat cruise along the Riverwalk. I was impressed with the Riverwalk when I first visited San Antonio 40 years ago, and am more so now. It's a lovely city and has much to offer a visitor.
Sunday was another bright sunny day, so we returned to San Antonio's AT&T Center, the venue for the month long San Antonio Stock Show. Spent the afternoon walking the grounds, browsing the exhibits, and watching a few performances. We caught a cutting horse demo and a few sets of the sheep dog trials. Of course, we stuffed ourselves with healthy fair fare, then waddled back to our car. Gotta buy some Pepto Bismal!
Back at the Braunig Lake RV Park, the boys were ready for a run and really enjoyed chasing birds, but they REALLY WANTED THOSE DUCKS!
Next day--Valentine's Day--we're off to South Padre Island, TX.
As soon as we got settled in our KOA park we contacted our DL neighbors, Bob & Marlys, who invited us to their condo only about 4 miles away. Their balcony offered us a gorgeous view of the city. We had a wonderful dinner of Bob's freshly-caught Whiting Fish--as usual, the Santwire's Fish Frys are scrumptious.
Next day we took the boys for a run on the beach--their first real sandy experience. Woody was quite interested in what the surf brought to shore--dead marine critters, seaweed, but he was really enthralled by the aroma of the horse apples!
Bob & Marlys came to our place for cocktails on Tuesday and took us for a quick tour of the area before we went out to the Big Donkey (I love the name) for dinner. We had a great visit. Padre Island is a beautiful area. And we have been so fortunate to have made such good friends and to have met so many wonderful new friends. Life is Good!!!!
Next stop probably Houston area enroute to Louisiana. Later.
P.S. Now that I've figured out how to post photos in the blog, I'll put a few in the blog, but if you'd like to see more check the picasa album site (cut & paste the url): https://picasaweb.google.com/MuskratLake
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