October 22, 2020 - We drove for about four and a half hours from Waco through Austin, Texas to San Antonio and Fort Sam Houston Army Post. The Army post is located near the center of San Antonio and about ten minutes from the Alamo and the San Antonio River Walk.

We had called ahead for directions and were given the proper gate to enter the Army post and then told to use the GPS from there. We got to the entry gate which was right off I-35 and then entered the base. Once on the base, we drove along several roads that were filled with new, young Army enlistees who were learning to march. We sure had to keep and eye on them. Then it happened. I took a wrong turn and began to exit the base at a gate that was designed for nothing larger than a "Mini-Cooper." I had to snake my way off base and I missed all the barriers by just a "hairs breath." Once off base, I decided that I had done such a great job of driving that I should just turn around and re-enter the base at the same gate. Probably not a great idea, but sometimes you find low overpasses when you drive streets you do not know. I found an easy place to make a U-Turn and headed back to the base. The barricades were even closer together. Luckily, they were the orange plastic barricades and I don't think they were filled with water. I did manage to "nip" one on my right side with the trailer and I also came within about two inches of the large (heavy) concrete barricades that you normally see on the freeway. I got really lucky and managed to get back on the base without a scratch to the trailer. It was a stupid move on my part, but God was smiling down on me. After entering the post, we managed to drive right to the RV park and set up the rig.

We only had one night in San Antonio, so we had to hustle downtown to visit the Alamo and see the River Walk. We had reservations for a tour of the Alamo at 3:00 and we made it with 15 minutes to spare. The Alamo is quite small and what you see is a lot more than what was really there during the battle. The building has been restored considerably to keep it from deteriorating any more. They have added several buildings to the complex including a museum and gift shop. The virtual tour that we followed was sure to let us know what was and was not part of the Alamo during the battle with Santa Ana's troops. It was really great to see the Alamo with all its history and realize that this is where Travis, Crockett, Bowie, and over 200 more individuals died for Texan independence. The Alamo is right in the middle of town and there are numerous huge sky-scrapers surrounding and dwarfing the Alamo. We learned a lot and had a great time taking this tour.

After leaving the Alamo, we journeyed over to the famous San Antonio River Walk. This is a river walk that stretches out for over 15 miles and even has small guided tour boats plying its water continuously. There are all sorts of stores and restaurants along the river walk and the ambiance is extremely festive. We walked for about two and a half miles just checking out the sites and sound and then returned to the main part of the river walk to look for a place to eat. We dined outside at a very nice Mexican food restaurant called "Acenar." The food was awesome and plentiful. We managed to eat and just watch the people walking by from our balcony perch. It was a lot of fun. After dinner, we went for another walk on the River Walk in the opposite direction. It was getting dark by now and the lights of the establishments made the entire river walk look festive. We finally decided that we had best get back to the Army post since we would be leaving for West Texas in the morning. We had a busy day, but also a very fun day in San Antonio and were so happy to see both the Alamo and the River Walk.