It has been a windy, rainy and sunny month in Texas, but a least we don't have to shovel rain. We spent one of the sunny days in San Antonio with our friends Penny and Bill. We started at the Sunken Gardens. It is an old limestone quarry that has been converted to a very nice area. They have a tea house and several ponds.
Penny says they also have a water fall but they must of forgot to pay the water bill because it wasn't running when we were there. That is Holly, Penny and Bill to the right on one of the bridges on the walk way. Below is a nice picture of Holly and me at the gardens.
We then went down to the Mexican market and looked in all the different shops and bought some fresh made churros. They had a bunch of dancers there and we think it was like a dance recital. They were all different ages and we watched them for awhile. It was very colorful and fun watching them.
We lost track of Penny for awhile but eventually we found her partying with her new friend. If we go there again I think Bill will need to get one of those kid leashes to keep her close.
We then went to the River Walk. After a nice dinner of Texas BBQ we walked along the river and then went on a river tour. They still had the Christmas lights up and the river was beautiful.
They have carriage tours downtown and at night they are all lit up. This was just one of many and they are all different.
Holly and I took a drive up to Smithville which is about an hour north of us. We walked around town and went into a few of the shops and bought a few trinkets. One thing they are known for is the very large gingerbread man. The police officer was very understanding when I said that I wasn't going to eat the whole thing but just wanted a taste (by the way it isn't made of ginger bread, it's wood I found out).
As normal in our travels we found another railroad museum. It wasn't very big but they did have some things I hadn't seen before and I did pick up a couple of things.
Holly and I celebrated our 46th anniversary on January 24 and our co-workers got together to give us a little surprise party. We had cake and coffee and they all signed a card for us. It was very nice of them to think of us.
As a sort of anniversary trip, we packed up the motor home and headed to Corpus Christi which is about three hours south to visit our friends Lew and Deb. We had a nice visit and went to dinner a couple of times. We went out and drove down the beach for miles until we found a nice spot to let the kids out to run. They really love the beach.
We also went to the Texas State Aquarium. We spent about three hours there looking at all the different marine life and other displays. The weather was perfect; warm and sunny during the day and cool Gulf breezes at night. It was a nice mini vacation. We were able to visit friends and explore new things.
That's all for now. We will be here for three more months then heading home to get some repairs done to the motor home and see our grandson Cameron graduate and then off again on a new adventure. Like my little friend here, I think it's time to fly till next month. See you then.
