Day 13

It  seems when an Android phone receives a text message it sounds off to let you know you got a text. Well my lovely sent me something this morning just before 6:00 am local time. What a lovely way to get a wake up alarm. I was planning on getting up early as is my habit anyhow so the text was right on time. Texting and email makes it seem like my better half is right along with me. That is nice.

Got breakfast out of  the way and started to charge my phone before leaving for  the Alamo. Thought I might walk around a little while waiting for the cell phone to get a goodly charge.

If I was on the ball I would have taken a picture of him on the table in front of me looking at me like are you going to feed me or what!

Don't know the type if duck but there were several flying around the campground from tree to tree.

 

 

Got my gear ready for the bus ride downtown. Was walking out to the bus stop in front of the KOA but didn't know how to get past the locked gates. As I was fumbling around to find a key pad to enter the code the bus came by and I missed it. But the next one was only 30 minutes later and I was in no hurry. Went right by the AT&T Center where the Spurs play. Several years ago the wife and I were here visiting  my son. The group of Airmen he was with all went there to see a hockey game. I remembered this building being out in the middle of nowhere but now it is built up all around. But then maybe my re-memory is not to good?

 

Got off bus downtown a block from the Alamo. Walked to it to find the Air Force was having a change of command ceremony. 

While  the ceremony was going on I toured the Alamo. I just wanted to get a chance to have a second look at this famous site.

Good old head on shot of the famous edifice.

A couple of history buffs talking to school children in period costume.

Just a cactus flower I couldn't resist taking a photo of.





The area gardens are  really beautiful. Everything seem to make shade so it is very pleasant being there. I imagine even in the heat it would be much cooler that outside the walls of the buildings.

Next up was the RiverWalk that we didn't have time for last time here. I followed the signs to the RiverWalk. Once there I discovered that the original river used to overflow its banks and  the locals started shoring up the banks and as time went on businesses started to open on the banks of the river and the walk grew from there. Today mostly restaurants and shops line the RiverWalk. I did stumble onto a CVS and bought some decent ear plugs for on the bike and  the interstates. Interstates are extremely noisy and hard on your hearing.

Waterfall at entrance to walk

Another water fall.

Plantings.

 

As you can see the theme is water and I bet it is cool along the walk in the hot summer time. I only did a block or two to get the flavor of what this is about. That was enough for me.

 

Back to the KOA on the bus. Had several interruptions on the way back. One looked like a chemical spill which ought to be on the news tonight and the other was a dump truck doing what dump trucks do, dumping on the city street.

 

Just doing lunch, some laundry since I am in  a KOA and don't know where I will wind up tomorrow when I head on out towards New Mexico.

 

TTFN