Captains log.... tripdate 060418

Wow- I don’t even know where to start on our day in San Antonio.

Ok let’s start here- started our morning with a storm in Dallas. It was actually pretty cool, since our hotel was on a lake and we watched the storm from our room. We even lost power- even the storms are bigger in Texas!

After the storm we head off to San Antonio and since we were heading right through Waco- why not pay a visit to our friends Chip and Joanna. So let me begin with Waco is WACKO! That place is chaos and everyone is drinking the kool-aid. We only stayed long enough for a quick pix and then we ran.

Back on the road, we attempted to pre-checkin using the Marriott App. Only to find my reservation is not there.... tried to call Marriott, hotel # goes to someone’s personal cell phone. Call the customer service line hold for 20 Minutes before hanging up. Tried the hotel again and finally get someone.
I learned that they were “overbooked” so they cancelled our reservation. WHAT!!!!!

I proceed to go, what my kids call “all mom” on the hotel clerk and yes- I used Megan to my advantage- don’t judge me. Needless to say, we got our room. Crisis averted.

We arrived at the hotel, which is in downtown San Antonio, very close to the Alamo. We were hungry, so we ventured out and stopped at our first ever Whataburger. And WHAT a burger it was! They were so friendly and the food so good! Hands down best fast food I’ve had. Thank goodness they don’t have this in Ohio!

Since we were near the Riverwalk, we started there. It’s SO beautiful. Amazing walkways and waterfalls. The scenery was just breathtaking. We hopped on a River Boat and took a 30 minute cruise around the river, getting some history of San Antonio and the river. Our captain warned us to try not to fall in, but if we did - we should flail our arms and create a dramatic scene, when done- we could stand up and walk out since it was only 3-5 feet deep.

We saw ducks galore! Big ducks, baby ducks friendly ducks. Ducks that walked around the restaurants. We sort of love ducks (in case you couldn’t tell).

Off to the Alamo, for our next history lesson. Rese was saddened to find out that it is not a restaurant. I am amazed that this piece of history is in the middle of the town, it was just so cool.

Back to the hotel for some swimming and relaxing before heading back to the Riverwalk for dinner. We opted to eat at one of the restaurants that was active with duck activity, Casa Rio. Amazing Mexican food, super friendly service and of course ducks! We had our very own serenade from the Mariachi Band. Since our table was right on the river, the ducks also enjoyed some Mexican food. The whole day and night was an amazing experience. I love this city! The walkways go through hotel lobbies and just everywhere you walked it was just beautiful. Best day of the trip so far!

Total Miles: 294
High Temp: 93