Remember the Alamo!

The drive from our campground near Austin to our campground near San Antonio was pretty short. It's nice to have some extra time out of the motorhome! After we got set up we took a walk around the campground. The weather was warm and a little humid.

This Texas Longhorn truck is in the site across from us. Jason - this one's for you! Maybe it would keep the deer away from your truck!!

In the center of the camp is a pond which can be used for catch and release fishing. There was a whole line of ducks following the lady who went to the pond to fish. It looked kind of like the pied piper of quackers

Today (Thursday) Gary and I went in to town and walked around the famous River Walk of San Antonio. This little pathway led from the information center to the actual river.

I could have taken a lot of pictures of the walk as it was really pretty and there was a lot of greenery and decor. A lot of the restaurants had patio areas to eat at so you could see the boats as they would come by. Gary and I had taken a ride in a boat last time we were in San Antonio so we decided to just walk along the river this time!

The river goes by one of the original settlements in the area so we walked up to see it.

This is one of the streets in this old village. No motorized vehicles are in this area - just pedestrians. We could have looked in a lot of the buildings but we just wanted to find a Mexican restaurant!

The Guadalajara Grill is the place we chose to eat. It had signs plastered over all the walls but I thought this one was unique! The food was good and the service was great! Of course, I brought home half of my meal though I don't think tostadas taste quite as good when the meal is eaten later.

After the River Walk we spent time at the Alamo. The original enclosure would have taken in quite a few blocks of the city now. There are just a few remnants of what were some of the original walls. The plaque I tried to take a picture of here was the last correspondence that Captain Travis sent requesting more help. It never came but the small troupe of soldiers held off the attack with all the determination they had and the battle cry "Remember the Alamo" helped in the decisive battle of independence a short time later.

Gary and I asked a couple to take our picture together in front of the reconstructed church at the Alamo. The fortification was originally a mission that had been built to work with the indians in the area.

Within the walls of the Alamo was this magnificent tree. I don't know what kind it is but it spread all over a large area and was just beautiful. The well for the fort is just in front of the tree. I think the tree may have been growing there during the battle.

We probably spent about 2 hours walking around the grounds, reading the history and looking at all the artifacts. It is amazing to be where the heroes of our nation have sacrificed so much. I'm glad that much of it can be preserved for our generations to see.

Tomorrow we will leave San Antonio and head west. It will take us two days of driving to get to New Mexico. There is a town called Deming that is supposed to be the biggest chile growing region in the states. Should be interesting.

Just a note .... my Dad is in the hospital tonight and is scheduled to have surgery tomorrow morning on his carotid (sp?) artery. I tried to see if I could fly from San Antonio to Reno but the earliest I could get in to Reno is tomorrow afternoon. I am hoping that anyone who is reading this blog will please keep him in their thoughts and prayers. My Mom could use some help, too! It's scary being so far away when something like this is happening.