Alamo and the Riverwalk - San Antonio, Texas

September 16th & 17th, 2015 -  Days 109 & 110

Granted, the majority of RV’ers that we have spoken with drive the better part of each day, then pick any random campsite that will hold their behemoth size that offers reasonable amenities, and call it an enjoyable vacation. Norman loves the driving, but I don’t particularly like sitting in a car for more than 30 minutes. I found that with the luxury and the promise of adventure sitting high above normal cars, while gazing out a sea of glass, makes me able to sit (although never idly), for a maximum of 4 or maybe 5 hours, provided I have internet service for my laptop to keep me productive.  I hate not being productive!  I used this time to work on a website to sell the RV and the tow car.

 I mentioned in a previous post that we purchased a much smaller home when we stopped back in The Villages in order to check on the house back in August. So as soon as we return we need to get that ready to put on the market!

 I still was researching our next stop, and things to do when we get there, but even so, this break-neck schedule is tough.   I don’t think I would ever care to travel this way in a car, and can’t imagine how folks do it. 

Luckily, now that we are out of the hurricane’s path we can slow it down. Our minds are definitely on getting home, but we will spend a few days in San Antonio, then New Orleans.  We couldn’t possibly just drive by these places, now can we?

It was only a 2-3 hour drive into San Antonio which is a welcome relief, plus the added benefit of additional time to see some of the many sights it has to offer.

We stayed at the San Antonio KOA just outside the city.  There was a bus stop very close to the campground, so we took advantage of the half hour trip into the city to check out the State’s most iconic landmark – The Alamo.

The historic Alamo in San Antonio Texas

For some reason, I was expecting the Alamo to be huge, like other forts we have seen, but in reality it was smaller than our house. (which really isn’t all THAT small ).  We walked around reading the different plaques describing the history, and asked many questions of the very informative historians there.  It proved to be really very interesting, but didn't take us long to visit.

Our next stop was to check out the network of walkways lining the banks of the San Antonio River called Riverwalk or,“ Paseo del Rio.” In the heart of downtown San Antonio, this very important tourism destination is tree lined with restaurants, boutiques, and pubs. Beautiful flowers were everywhere- spilling out of pots, or covering trees and shrubs.

San Antonio's "downtown" section of the Riverwalk

We strolled along the river, browsed in a few shops ( could not leave without our Christmas Tree ornament that we collect at each major stop ) and sought out the nicest restaurant we could find that had seating outside in order to watch the many gondola’s packed with people floating down the river. 

We walked some more after lunch, but unfortunately we were so tired from the heat and our excessive driving the last few days, we didn’t see half of what San Antonio had to offer, I am sure.  At this point in the trip – we wanted to get home.  We headed back to the campground to take a nap and get out of the heat.

We contacted our friends, and learned that their repairs were finally completed in Austin, and they were headed home via New Orleans themselves!  We decided to meet up in Belmont, Texas then travel together toward  “The Big Easy”.  It will be so great to compare adventures!

One of our shortest travel days -  Senora Texas to San Antonio - a mere 170 miles