favorite part of camping is sitting at picnic table
first thing and having a cup of coffee. There was a
thick mist coming off the little pond I'm camping on.
And I put on gloves.
Unhooked the toaster and drove into San Antonio. The
downtown is in the process of being demolished and
rebuilt. The area around the Alamo seems to be the
only area remaining untouched. Although, over the
years, many of the buildings of the Alamo were torn
down so today, only the chapel and part of the
barracks still exists. The guides were interesting
and because there were so few people visiting they had
plenty of time to tell all kinds of stories. Was Davy
Crockett killed in the battle or executed afterwards?
Did Sam Houston come to the southwest to annoy Santa
Anna and foment revolution at Andrew Jackson's behest
or was he just a drunk looking for some action?
Downtown San Antonio is a tourist haven designed by a
thoughtful planner. The river walk is pretty; a long
canal like waterway missing only gondolas. And lots
of artsy shops. Went to the Museo de Alameda, a
converted movie house. Great exhibits of Latino music
and art. The ticket person set me onto a beautiful
church with wonderful stained glass windows and a
Mexican bakery in the hispanic section of San Antonio.
On the way back to the campground on I-10, I passed,
in the distance, a strange looking building on what
seemed to be a very large ranch. Turns out it is a
Buddhist center. I tried to get a closer look but the
gates were locked. There were lots of cars. They
seem to be keeping a very low profile. No signs except
ranchy looking entrances with the words "Silver Wolf
Ranch".
Stopped in Luling, also on the way back. Had great
BBQ and took a pic of the water tower painted to look
like a watermelon. They've been having a watermelon
festival for 50 years or so complete with queen and
largest melon (no smirking) competition. The largest
so far is 81 pounds.
Another clear night and nice fire. The camphost
brought over cookies his wife had just baked.
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