A Really Cool Place!

April 25, 2010 - Left Fort Stockton and drove the 320 miles to San Antonio.  The drive was more interesting as there are rolling hills, and the amount of vegetation continually increased as we got closer to San Antonio.  Some of the creeks actually had water running in them.  We consider San Antonio as the start of the exploring part of our trip because there is lots to see, and we will stay 3 nights here.  We must admit, some of the places that we blew through to get here do not have a lot of interesting things to see or do.  From now on, we only move when we feel like it.

We arrived at the Alamo KOA Campsite and it is very nice.  KOA tends to be a little more expensive place to stay ($36) but they are usually very nice.  Spent the remainder of the day at the pool, drinking a few cocktails.

The next day we caught a bus into downtown San Antonio and it is a really cool place!  The big tourist attraction is the famous Alamo, where Texas (untrained citizens) fought off the Mexican military, to establish independance for Texas.  It is located in the heart of the city, and it is well preserved, and educational about the history of Texas.

The other part of the city that is really cool is the River walk.  This is in the downtown core and it is a network of canals that wind through the city below street level.  There is a walkway that runs on both sides of the canal and restaurant and shops are located all along the walk.  As you can see from the picture, there is a lot of trees and shrubs that line the walk.  History will tell you that these canals were actually sewage canals, but that was a long time ago.

 Laurie and I took the opportunity to catch some lunch before we continued our walk and our return to the KOA Campsite.

Today I went and played golf at a city golf course called Willow Springs.  It is a very nice track and around the greens and sand traps it is very nice, but the fairways and tee boxes left something to be desired.  However, the 'kicker' was that the green fees were only $20!  Yes golf fans....$20!!  Then it was home, do a few chores, and some shopping, and then back to the pool.

Tomorrow it is off to Corpus Christi, Texas and the Gulf of Mexico!