A nice visit to San Antonio

May 8, 2010
Livingston, TX

We enjoyed the remainder of our visit to San Antonio, and headed for Livingston (just north of Houston) today.

Wednesday was our day for visiting downtown San Antonio. We headed for the Riverwalk, a semi-manmade set of circular loops in the San Antonio River that define the downtown area, connecting major hotels and providing a focal point for dining and entertainment. After parking the Rover, we started our walking tour, aiming for Saltgrass Steakhouse for lunch. Geri had seen their crab-avocado "tower" in a magazine and wanted to try it. I opted for the "Hickory Burger". Both were reasonably good.

After lunch, we decided to take one of the river tours, which was about a 35 minute excursion around the whole downtown area. This worked out very well, as it was a lot easier than walking the whole way. After the tour, we wandered back to the Rover and headed home. We relaxed in the evening, opting for a salad given the solid lunch we'd had.

Click here for some pictures from San Antonio...

On Thursday, I planned out an excursion to Fredericksburg, in the "Hill Country" north of San Antonio. Or, better said, I sort of planned it. It took longer than I expected to get there and we left later than I expected, so our time was a little cramped. We passed the LBJ hometown (Johnson City - duh) and Ranch and the Nimitz Museum, and bookmarked the area for a return visit. We thought about stopping at some of the wineries (some are starting to get attention from the Wine Spectator), but needed lunch first so we chose the Fredericksburg Brewery for sandwiches and a brew. The Maibock was better than the Bratwurst Sandwich and the Reuben, but overall it was fine. Late in the afternoon, we headed back to the coach to "free the hounds" who were happy to see us as usual.

Yesterday was another day for relaxation. We puttered, Geri finished up laundry, we packed up for travel. Geri stuffed some pork chops and I grilled them (too much, as it turns out), but we enjoyed dinner and a nice Syrah anyway.

Today, we were up early and ready to head out by 9:00 AM. Our route took us back along I-10 to Houston, then north via I-610 to US-59 to Livingston. We're staying at the Escapees Park here, which is actually the organization's HQ. We'll stay here three nights and then move on to New Orleans for a few days. Beignets at Cafe du Monde - mmmm...

The weather has been sunny and hot, and has turned humid as well. "You're not in Arizona any more, Merlin"! Today was mostly cloudy but still steamy. Tomorrow's forecast calls for thunderstorms; hopefully there won't be any extreme weather...