We left the campground about 10:00 am and drove into San Antonio. Our first stop was a tour of the Alamo. It is an amazing historic site and I found it fascinating. Pictures are allowed to be taken outside, but not inside. Every area has a volunteer to explain what you are seeing and later on an historian gave a talk outside explaining the story of the Alamo. To a Yankee like me, it was all eyeopening. Jim Bowie showed up carrying his Bowie knife and was gracious enough to have his picture taken with me. After the Alamo tour, we walked to Riverwalk. This area is called the Venice of Texas. A river runs through the area and shops and restaurants are all over the place. We took a boat tour which was narrated by a very well informed gentleman. As luck would have it, also today in San Antonio was a tax revolt "Tea Party". I took some pictures of the protest which wasn't quite in full swing by the time we left. Traffic was getting pretty bad.
All in all, we had a great time in town. Dinner tonight is Pork Chops, apple sauce, green beans and french bread. Watermelon for dessert. Hardly roughing it!!!
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