Saturday 2 28 09

The wind shook me awake about 4:30. I had left the awning out last night so I got up and rolled the awning in. The inside was cool this morning when we got up about 8:15. Outside temperatures were in the low 60's .
We drove to "Dollar General" to pick up a small plastic container to organize our life a little. We stopped at the "Dairy Queen" for lunch, we had "Taco Salad".
This evening Sylvia walked to the picnic area for pictures.

Friday 2-27-09 Goliad

The overnight low's were in the 70's. Not bad for a Feb. night. We sat outside watching the clouds roll in from the south. Later we walked the dogs on the trails here in the State Park.

From Friday 2-27-09 Goliad

Spring has started with some flowers. The brown river is the San Antonio River, that runs through the park.

From Friday 2-27-09 Goliad

After noon the temperatures were HOT, about 90, so we closed the windows and cranked up the AC. About 2:30 we took the dogs for another walk.

From Friday 2-27-09 Goliad

This evening is cool and time to relax.

From Friday 2-27-09 Goliad

That's a hard day in Goliad, TX

Wednesday 2-25-09

Sunday Sylvia injured her back and has stayed inside the RV. Monday she rested in bed most of the day. Tuesday she felt better but still had pain. Today the pain is nearly gone and she felt that she could go for a drive. We drove to Goose Island to see the bay and an old tree.

From Goose Island, Texas

They estimate the tree to be 1000 years old. We drove to the campground to check on the views and services. The water views are great.

From Goose Island, Texas

From Goose Island, Texas

The only fault is there is no sewer hookups. We ate lunch in the town of Fulton then returned home. The tripwas without damage to Sylvia's back.
Till next time.

Sunday in Goliad, Texas

This morning we had breakfast at "The Empresario Restrurant". The food is good and also the price.

From Goliad Breakfast and roads

We drove down a street and found the trees in the middle of the pavement.

From Goliad Breakfast and roads

From Goliad Breakfast and roads

You need to stay sober in this town!

spinning and weaving

Rain was forecast for today, Never came. We went to the demonstration of spinning and weaving here at Goliad State Park. The volunteers are from North Adams, MA. There were 6 of us watching and all were from MA. We know how to stay warm!

From spinning at Goliad State Park

We had not seen this performance before. The loom is a copy of what would have been used in that time frame.

From spinning at Goliad State Park

We returned to the RV and Donnie and Karen stopped by and we had a great visit.

Presidio La Bahia

Thursday we took the dogs and walked the trails in the state park. The trails lead to the river and tent campsites.

From Presidio La Bahia

Today we toured the"Prisidio La Bahai" which is about 2 miles, across the San Antonio river. This is considered the world's finest example of a Spanish frontier fort. This is the most fougt over fort in Texas history, participating in six Wars for independence. The "Massacre of Goliad" was performed here.

From Presidio La Bahia

The "Angel of Goliad", a woman in Santa Anna's army saved the lives of 25 "prisioners" by helping them escape prior to the "Massacre" of 341 soldiers on Palm Sunday 1836, before the "Alamo". There is a statue of her on the mission grounds.

From Presidio La Bahia

Lorine was sitting in the "theater"

From Presidio La Bahia

The fort overlooks the town of Goliad and the town hall can be seen over the trees.

From Presidio La Bahia

We returned home and Bandit had to help me on the computer.

From Presidio La Bahia

Snowflake is in her usual place on the couch.

From Presidio La Bahia

This is a picture of the alter area of the Mission.

From Presidio La Bahia

That's it for now. God Bless.

Goliad, Texas

This morning we packed-up and traveled to Goliad, Texas and are camped in Goliad State Park site 17. The sites are spacious and we have a full hookup.

From Goliad, TX

Cardinals visited our camp and Lorine took their pictures. There are five in this picture.

From Goliad, TX

We drove into town and found the court house and the "Hanging Tree".

From Goliad, TX

From Goliad, TX

We also toured the "Mission" in the state park. The interior's are well kept.

From Goliad, TX

From Goliad, TX

We will save the others for tomorrow.

Tuesday 2-17-09

This morning was rain, warm but rain. We drove to "Radio Shack" to pick up the analog to digital converter. When I checked the card this morning I discovered that it expired today at midnight. uuuummm. Oh well we made it under the wire.
I called "Goliad State Park" and have reservations for tomorrow. We will have full hookups. We expect to be in Goliad at least one week and may stay longer. We expect to meet "Sandra" there but do not know their exact schedule. Sandra is one of the "Chatters" from RV-Dreamers.

From San Antonio, TX

The dogs wait here wnenever we leave the RV.

Rodeo

Saturday morning we enjoyed breakfast here at the park. The deal was eggs, french toast, and sausage with coffee for $4:00. We could not beat that. After breakfast we drove to the "AT&T" center to see the Stock Show and Rodeo. The first stop onside was the horse auction.

From Rodeo and tower of the Americas

We wandered around the Stock Show and stopped at the Cattle barns. After lunch we walked to the Rodeo. We were not allowed to bring the camera into the Rodeo so have no pictures.

From Rodeo and tower of the Americas

After the rodeo we drove to the "Tower of the Americas" for dinner. This was constructed in 1968 for the "Hemisfare" held that year.

From Rodeo and tower of the Americas

The fountains were special.

From Rodeo and tower of the Americas

We went up to the "Chart Room".

From Rodeo and tower of the Americas

From Rodeo and tower of the Americas

The views from the table are great.

From Rodeo and tower of the Americas

From Rodeo and tower of the Americas

From Rodeo and tower of the Americas

This flower is in the garden.

From Rodeo and tower of the Americas

We returned home about 7 pm.

San Antonio tour

We were up at 6:15 to get ready for the tour. Getting ready included taking the dogs for a walk, as they were to be in the RV all day. The trolley picked us up at 8:20 am. We met 4 other couples downtown. The first stop was the Japanese Gardens.

From Drop Box

The stone work fascinated me. The fact that there is no frost sure helped the stone work.

From Drop Box

We next had a river boat ride through San Antonio. The area is kept in great shape.

From Drop Box

We had lunch and shopped in downtown and toured the "Alamo".

From San Antonio tour

We then went to the "Mission San Jose" where the "mission" walls have been reconstructed or repaired. This is the only mission where the entire scope of the fort can be seen. This picture is from just inside the gate.

We attended another mission"Mission Concepcion". He here the "Church" is being restored and the walls have been removed. From San Antonio tour The last stop was the Market and Bakery where Lorine got some "sweets" From San Antonio tour That was a long day in San Antonio, Texas. Till next time.

San Antonio, TX

This morning we packed up and left San Marcos about 10:30 am. There was no rush as we were driving only 50 miles. We were in "Traveler's World Resort" San Antonio, TX. by Noon.

From San Antonio, TX

We signed up for a day long tour of San Antonio tomorrow. Tonight we were sitting out side when a neighbor walked by pushing a stroller with 3 little dogs in the stroller.

From San Antonio, TX

Bandit and Snowflake watched out the windshield as I took pictures of the dogs.

From San Antonio, TX