Blogs from San Antonio, Texas, United States, North America

This time tomorrow, we will be boarding our flight from NYC to Athens to begin our 16 day trip through the Holy Lands. We'll spend an extra day in Athens before boarding the Pacific Princess for a 12-day cruise to Greece, Turkey, Israel, Egypt and Italy, ending up with a couple of extra days in Rome. This is a trip we've been dreaming about for years and we feel very blessed to actually have the chance to make those dreams come true. We have to thank Dennis and Martie for giving us the idea to see the Holy Lands by sea. It was their strong endorsement of this specific ship and essentially this same itinerary from their vacation last year that made us decided to actually do it. We also want to thank Martie for writing ... read more

Thursday We are staying at Stone Creek RV Park in Schertz, TX, about 20 miles north of San Antonio. Day started off with a visit to the Alamo. After the Alamo, we took a boat tour of the San Antonio River from the Riverwalk area. Roy was the boat captain and offered to perform $1.50 marriages. This river complex is really interesting and well worth the $6.00 per person senior discount tickets. Roy was very knowledgable of the history of the River and Riverwalk. Also cracked a few jokes along the way. After the boat ride, we made a visit to the Buckhorn Saloon & Museum - - GREAT!!! They had a lot of animal exhibits, illusions, Texas Ranger museum and a BAR!!! After our trip through, was all had drinks in the bar. The actual ... read more

March 16 – Port Aransas – San Antonio - Harmony - I headed for home via a side trip to San Antonio. I stopped at a rest area about halfway between Corpus Christi and San Antone to send out a few emails and eat lunch. Most Rest Areas in Texas have free Wi-Fi. I was planning on going to San Antonio, stopping to check out things on the River Walk for a bit, and then going to the Northside to visit my sister Laura. I stopped at the rest area to eat my tuna (since it’s Lent) because I’m not about to pay the outrageous prices they charge for seafood in restaurants…..and then it isn’t all that good anyway. Also it’s just not a good idea to arrive at an event like a starving dog…One must ... read more

We left Beaumont for a new adventure and drove to San Antonio, Texas. Early the next day, we drove downtown to the RiverCenter Mall to park our car and tour the area. We visited the Alamo. The chapel of the Alamo Mission is known as the "Shrine of Texas Liberty". Late morning, we toured the Riverwalk by boat. That's quite the gem. The river is about 5 miles long lined with countless cafes, shops, restaurants and other businesses. We then visited the Hemisfair Park which was built to host the 1968 World's Fair and has the world famous San Antonio landmark "The Tower of the Americas". The 750-foot-tall Tower of the Americas provides guests the most spectacular view of the city from the Tower's revolving Chart House restaurant or from the observation deck. I would highly ... read more

First entry. Preparing to depart. ... read more

Good, I'm glad you're here. Get comfortable and we'll get started right away. No no, I haven't been waiting long at all. It's fine, really. You've missed a lot, since we last checked in. I left Los Angeles on Saturday and arrived in San Antonio yesterday, ready to conference about some curriculum. Woohoo! Curriculum! I've got curriculum fever, and the only cure is more meetings about curriculum. So the trip was fraught with peril and adventure, and I'd love to tell you about it. First, on my way out of California there was an incident involving my new iPhone gadget and my own clumsiness. What happened was, I was just east of the Palm Springs exit on I-10, loping down the road at 75 or so in the left lane and bopping along with whatever pirated ... read more