We were up at 7 am under a cloudy sky and cold morning, walked Tucker, got the suitcases out and began packing after showering. I dumped the tanks, cut off the water and furnace then we headed out after saying bye to the Kirkby’s. I fuelled at $3, 72, picked up a part at “HOOVER” and headed west on Hwy 83 then north on Hwy 281. We stopped for lunch in Alice and arrived in San Antonio around 3PM. We went to our hotel, the “DRURY INN” and checked in, dropped our luggage in our room, #305 facing the “Riverwalk” then headed north to the airport. Rochelle and Kevin arrived 10 minutes early and after hugs, we came back to the hotel, checked them in then went out on the “Riverwalk” to find a place to have dinner. We walked a bit afterwards, and then came back to our room for a nightcap which lasted until 12:30 AM when we finally decided to call it a night! It’s really great to have them here. It was sunny all day and got to 64*F
We got up at 8 am, I had a shower and took Tucker for a walk then came back up and we all went for breakfast downstairs. Afterwards, we all walked on the “Riverwalk”, Tucker tagging along, visited the “Alamo”, stopped at a visitor centre to get some info then decided to go for a drink and a light lunch. Afterwards, we decided to go for a boat ride around the “Riverwalk”. I had to take Tucker back to the hotel first as dogs weren’t allowed on board. We did the tour which was longer then I remember for our last time here, stopped at an old bar dating back to 1933 then came home and took a break before Happy Hour at 5:30 PM. We get hot snacks and 3 drinks each courtesy of the hotel. Afterwards, we went out for steak dinner on the Riverwalk and had a few drinks while there. From here, Rochelle wanted a nightcap so we went to “The Esquire”, a local bar established in 1933, right at the end of prohibition. Kevin decided we should have tequila and a chaser and I think Rochelle had more than she could handled; I’ve never seen my daughter having so much fun and be fun, it was so nice to see. At one point she declared she had it and we went home; she was very drunk!
We were up at 9:30 AM under sunny sky and I took Tucker for his morning walk then picked up a couple of coffees for us upstairs. Rochelle and Kevin didn’t get moving until noon. We met them on the Riverwalk for breakfast. Rochelle was very hung over!!! No surprise there! We stuck around the neighborhood and explored the mall, stopped at the “Rain Forest” restaurant which Val hadn’t seen before and we had a quick bite to eat. We came home and relaxed before Happy Hour at the Hotel.
Sunny with some clouds! We were downstairs for breakfast at 9:30 AM Rochelle and Kevin were already there. After eating and walking Tucker, we walked to the Alamo Plaza and got tickets for the trolley and went on a tour of the city, the Missions of which we visited one then we visited the Guenther House in the German Quarter and the King Edwards Street. Back on the trolley for the next stop, the Market Place where most if not all of the items are Mexican related. We had lunch here then walked back to our hotel, about 4 blocks away. We each went to our own rooms for a rest and freshen up. We met back downstairs at 5:30 for Happy Hour where we drank our three free drinks then went back up to the 7th floor where the pool is situated and proceeded to drink beer and wine and share a few laughs. We finally went to bed around 10 pm.
Breakfast, check-out, load the truck and we were on our way by 10 AM and headed to Corpus Christie via Hwy 37. We stopped at the Lexington Aircraft and Rochelle, Kevin and Val went on board and had a visit while I kept Tucker company. They returned about 1.5 hour later and we had lunch at a local restaurant near the water. We drove through the city then headed south to Weslaco. We arrived at our site around 6 PM, tired and glad to be here. We sat for a while then went to bed but first, Rochelle and Kevin went to enjoy the hot-tub.
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