Day 10 - 8 Jan - San Antonio, TX
It was cloudy and rainy when we got up but within half an hour, the sun had come out, it went to about 75 degrees and a mild breeze was blowing…my kind of day. We decided that we’d hop the bus and head ‘for the Alamo’.
The bus picked up right at the gate of the RV park and for $1 each, dropped us off right downtown and near an entrance to the RiverWalk. There are certainly pros and cons to traveling this early in the year. One of the cons is that weather is an issue before you get this far south but one of the BIG pros is that there are no crowds and no deadly heat.
We headed right down to the RiverWalk and I don’t think we saw a dozen people along the whole route. It was beautiful. The restaurants were just starting to open and we fully intended to have a cappuccino on one of the patios but ended up at the Marketplace—Mexican stuff we’ll see enough of soon—and woofed down a hamburger instead. We’ll fix that mistake tomorrow or day after.
We’d been to the Alamo previously but it was no less impressive this time. I just find that after being in the States for more than a few days, all the history lessons come back to me…or maybe it’s those hours sitting in front of the TV watching Davey Crockett instead of doing homework.! Anyway, I don’t care who you are or what you’re views on US kitschiness might be, to stand in the same rooms as Davey Crockett, Jim Bowie, et at stood in, is just liable to give you a few shivers. I guess because Canadian history is so much younger…and what did Louis Riel do again?...we tend to look at some of those US heros in the same way they do and there’s nothing wrong with that.
We had finally run out of clean clothes and while I always joke that I’m not opposed to just going out and buying more clean ones, there’s just no room to hide dirty clothes in the LuvMasheen. Those of you who know me best know that I would sooner have another hysterectomy than hang out at a Laundromat, but an RVer has to do what an RVer has to do. After an hour there, we have full cupboards again and an empty laundry bag.
The LuvMasheen’s fan belt is making a racket so we are taking it to the local Dodge dealer in the morning to have it replaced. We cannot go in to Mexico with anything that might be troublesome and better to be safe than sorry. Anyway, we need to stock up on a few fresh veggies and stuff so had to go out anyway.
Wayne was feeling quite proud of himself this morning. He met a group of 10 RVers from Quebec who are meeting up with another caravan of 10 RVers and they are all going to Mexico for 2 months. He spoke to them all in French and while they invited us to join them, we aren’t ready yet. I want to see Corpus Cristi and spend some time with Sam & ?? (who sold us the van) in Brownsville (did you know that Brownsville is the most southern place in the US—even Key West), where we will probably cross over to Mexico.
We’ve decided to amend the Mexico route a tad so that we can visit the areas where the Monarch butterflies spend the winter. If it’s half as amazing as what I read, see on National Geographic or TV, it’s worth the detour.
The internet service at this KOA sucks…it lets you connect for very brief periods of time and then cuts out so I can’t call the kids and have to do my blog on Word, and do a fast cut and paste so that I don’t loose it. The service is usually very good at KOA but not here. However, it’s free and we do what we can. Until tomorrow, love and hugs to all.
The bus picked up right at the gate of the RV park and for $1 each, dropped us off right downtown and near an entrance to the RiverWalk. There are certainly pros and cons to traveling this early in the year. One of the cons is that weather is an issue before you get this far south but one of the BIG pros is that there are no crowds and no deadly heat.
We headed right down to the RiverWalk and I don’t think we saw a dozen people along the whole route. It was beautiful. The restaurants were just starting to open and we fully intended to have a cappuccino on one of the patios but ended up at the Marketplace—Mexican stuff we’ll see enough of soon—and woofed down a hamburger instead. We’ll fix that mistake tomorrow or day after.
We’d been to the Alamo previously but it was no less impressive this time. I just find that after being in the States for more than a few days, all the history lessons come back to me…or maybe it’s those hours sitting in front of the TV watching Davey Crockett instead of doing homework.! Anyway, I don’t care who you are or what you’re views on US kitschiness might be, to stand in the same rooms as Davey Crockett, Jim Bowie, et at stood in, is just liable to give you a few shivers. I guess because Canadian history is so much younger…and what did Louis Riel do again?...we tend to look at some of those US heros in the same way they do and there’s nothing wrong with that.
We had finally run out of clean clothes and while I always joke that I’m not opposed to just going out and buying more clean ones, there’s just no room to hide dirty clothes in the LuvMasheen. Those of you who know me best know that I would sooner have another hysterectomy than hang out at a Laundromat, but an RVer has to do what an RVer has to do. After an hour there, we have full cupboards again and an empty laundry bag.
The LuvMasheen’s fan belt is making a racket so we are taking it to the local Dodge dealer in the morning to have it replaced. We cannot go in to Mexico with anything that might be troublesome and better to be safe than sorry. Anyway, we need to stock up on a few fresh veggies and stuff so had to go out anyway.
Wayne was feeling quite proud of himself this morning. He met a group of 10 RVers from Quebec who are meeting up with another caravan of 10 RVers and they are all going to Mexico for 2 months. He spoke to them all in French and while they invited us to join them, we aren’t ready yet. I want to see Corpus Cristi and spend some time with Sam & ?? (who sold us the van) in Brownsville (did you know that Brownsville is the most southern place in the US—even Key West), where we will probably cross over to Mexico.
We’ve decided to amend the Mexico route a tad so that we can visit the areas where the Monarch butterflies spend the winter. If it’s half as amazing as what I read, see on National Geographic or TV, it’s worth the detour.
The internet service at this KOA sucks…it lets you connect for very brief periods of time and then cuts out so I can’t call the kids and have to do my blog on Word, and do a fast cut and paste so that I don’t loose it. The service is usually very good at KOA but not here. However, it’s free and we do what we can. Until tomorrow, love and hugs to all.
posted by Lynne @ 8:48 PM
2 Comments
2 Comments:
Reading this blog is liking having you guys here with us. Lynne is doing all the talking and poor Wayne cannot get a word in.
Sounds like you are having a great time. I lost my bet that the GPS would be thrown out the window by now. It must work better when there is only one in the vehicle.
Doug
This reminds of a Western Movie - you meet all the wagon trains going West and they invite you to join them and there is always one that decides to go off by themselves.
Luv
Carl
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