Thursday, September 29, 2016
Galveston to Slidell LA
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Galveston
A short driving day with an early check in. We took a nice long walk along the seawall. Robert noticed that his right arm was working harder than his left. When we got back to our room he saw that he had a flat tire. No tools, no spare. With the purchase of a tire pump from a Wal-Mart down the street he was up and running again with little down time. We ordered supper from a bistros next door and ate by the pool. Perfect weather, warm with a gentle breeze.
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
San Antonio day 2
Hit the trifecta this trip by meeting with Betty Boudreaux, the third of the Harrington clan. She graciously drove into the city to pick us up for lunch then a drive to her lovely home. We sure appreciated not having to drive.
I walked to the Riverwalk and took a boat ride tour. Much fun. Met a couple from Detroit Lakes MN on their way to spend the winter in Naples. Such a small world-the wife grew up in a small town next to Bejou MN where our friends Karen and Dana live. They are off to Galveston tomorrow as we are.
Monday, September 26, 2016
San Antonio
After a break from the Alamo we walked to the Riverwalk for dinner at Margaritaville. Robert had his first taco and Margarita!
Sunday, September 25, 2016
Carlsbad to Fredericksburg TX
Several hours driving with not much to see. Saw hundreds and hundreds of wind turbines. Texas is the largest producer of wind power in the US.
The only photo from today was in Pecos County TX near some of the turbines.
Saturday, September 24, 2016
Carlsbad Caverns
So much more than I expected! We started by taking a high speed elevator 750 down into the ground. When the doors opened we were in a magical caverns. The walking path wound around for over a mile. Hope was a little trooper going thru the dark, wet (she hates to get her feet wet) and sometimes crowded path. Our timing wasn't right to be able to watch the hundreds of thousands of bats exit at dusk. That would have been awesome!