Late Friday night we pulled into San Antonio after 18 hrs. on the road and found a Walmart parking lot for the night. Yay for Walmart parking lots! But we found that sleeping in the motorhome in San Antonio in the summer is a hot prospect. We ran the air conditioning for part of the night, but still we all had a hard time sleeping well. We're getting to practice having good attitudes when things get a little hard on the trip :). Our kids are pretty wimpy when it comes to heat with humidity...Mike and I aren't the cheeriest in it either.
We survived the night and went into the city the next morning to see the Alamo. We had listened to a radio drama the day before on the Battle of the Alamo so we were really anticipating touring it. Inside, Davey Crockett's rifle, Old Betsy, is on display along with Jim Bowie's knife. The past still lingers heavily within those walls and it is a fitting tribute to the courage of those brave Texans.
After the Alamo, we walked across the street and down to the Riverwalk...a most delightful respite in the over-100 heat. We wished we could have stayed for live music and dinner in one of the cafes by the water, but maybe another lifetime.
In our quest to experience the different flavors of the country, we decided for this area we wanted to sample some authentic Texas BBQ. Going off a tip fro
m some good friends, we found a Rudy's BBQ to indulge our taste buds. Absolutely delicious! Just ask Elizabeth who polished off 9 baby back ribs.
Ok, just in case you were wondering...Texas is a REALLY big state. After lunch, we continued our trek east and at milepost 880 (yes, that's the number of miles we drove across Texas on I-10) we crossed into Louisanna and made it to Baton Rouge by 10pm Saturday night. Anne's parents had graciously checked us all into a hotel and we had a very good night's sleep thanks to a dip in the pool and AC. Planning to spend the next few days here and in Mobile, Alabama, hanging out with family. Thank you, God, for the many safe miles so far.
We survived the night and went into the city the next morning to see the Alamo. We had listened to a radio drama the day before on the Battle of the Alamo so we were really anticipating touring it. Inside, Davey Crockett's rifle, Old Betsy, is on display along with Jim Bowie's knife. The past still lingers heavily within those walls and it is a fitting tribute to the courage of those brave Texans.
After the Alamo, we walked across the street and down to the Riverwalk...a most delightful respite in the over-100 heat. We wished we could have stayed for live music and dinner in one of the cafes by the water, but maybe another lifetime.
In our quest to experience the different flavors of the country, we decided for this area we wanted to sample some authentic Texas BBQ. Going off a tip fro
m some good friends, we found a Rudy's BBQ to indulge our taste buds. Absolutely delicious! Just ask Elizabeth who polished off 9 baby back ribs.Ok, just in case you were wondering...Texas is a REALLY big state. After lunch, we continued our trek east and at milepost 880 (yes, that's the number of miles we drove across Texas on I-10) we crossed into Louisanna and made it to Baton Rouge by 10pm Saturday night. Anne's parents had graciously checked us all into a hotel and we had a very good night's sleep thanks to a dip in the pool and AC. Planning to spend the next few days here and in Mobile, Alabama, hanging out with family. Thank you, God, for the many safe miles so far.
Thanks for keeping up your blog! Great pics, so much fun! And you will have never ending stories about the heat:)
ReplyDeleteSo much fun reading about your travels. Keep the posts coming!
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"The sun rose and the sun set and we ain't out of Texas yet!" That was one of our mantras. Glad you made it out without melting.
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