Austin to San Antonio

November 1^st 

Today we became tourists. We walked about 1 mile from our campground to the nearest bus stop to ride into Austin City. A bus pass for all day is only $2. The first thing we did was take a guided tour of the State Capital Building of Texas. We were very fortunate as we were the only 2 people on the tour. We visited both the State Senate and the State House offices. In Texas the legislators come into session only once every two years.

Texas Capital Dome Austin

Senate Chambers Texas Capital Building Austin

Our next stop was the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, where we saw an Imax movie about the diversity of the people of Texas. After that movie we watched a 4-D movie about the wild Texas weather. The 4-D movie had 3 screens with lots of special effects like mist coming in during the rain scenes, lighting flashing across the theater during the storms and the wind blowing at us; it was like we were experiencing the weather as it was happening. Texans are very proud of their state and its history.

Bob Bulluck Museum Austin

November 2^nd

Today we drove about 60 miles south towards San Antonio to New Braunfel and stayed at a campground called Lake Pointe Resort at Canyon Lake. En route we visited a Camping World, a store specializing in RV camping equipment.

Sunset Canyon Lake

November 3^rd

Today we relaxed at the campground. We did a couple of nice walks, one along Canyon Lake shore, where Lake Pointe Resort borders. There is an amazing number of deer wandering around this campground and we are very happy to be camping here. There is quite a social organization here and we got involved in a couple of the activities today involving eating. In the early afternoon there was an ice cream social, then in the evening there was a potato bake dinner where we also met members of this resort. The people we spoke with gave us a lot of good advice which we gratefully received.

November 4^th

Today we drove 50 miles into San Antonio to visit The Alamo. There is so much history there which we both really enjoyed. After a couple of leisurely hours wandering the shrine and its grounds we went to the river walk on the San Antonio River.

We were told it is a must do in San Antonio. Unlike any river walk that we have ever been on, the river is actually a canal with paths on either side, with side by side eating establishments a large percentage of the way, and river taxis and many other tourists. The temperatures were in the 80's but it was nice and cool and a real pleasure to be on.

The Alamo San Antonio

River Walk San Antonio

River Walk San Antonio

River Walk San Antonio

River Walk San Antonio

River Walk San Antonio

River Walk San Antonio