This was Monday afternoon the 28th of Jan

Monday Jan. 28th  

    The trains came by only once in Marathon, Texas about 2:30 am after stopping at 10pm.  Slept really well.  Saw the gorgeous full moon rise last night and a beautiful sunrise this morning.  We set out about 8:30am and the first town we came to after 54 miles was Sanderson Texas.  We stopped for gas and loved the tiny town.  About 40 more miles down the road I remembered that that was where Tom worked as a fry cook on his great adventure back in the 70's.  I texted him to confirm and I was right!
 

Gas price in Sanderson Texas!  cheapest yet.

                                                         On the road
  The sky continued to intrigue us with clouds and hundreds of beautiful sunbeams.  Hwy 90 is a back road so traffic was light.  The road itself is in great shape and the rock formations are amazing.  In Langtry we stopped where Judge Roy Bean held court and walked through their gardens.  The buildings are original.  He was one bad dude and was the law west of the Pecos in the last decades of the 19th century.

This is the Pecos River we crossed over just after Langtry, yep we crossed that bridge!

The road cut through layers of rock. Beautiful.

We found our RV park just south of San Antonio on hwy 37 and hooked up to cable and zone out!

Tuesday Jan 29th

Happy birthday, Susie (Jerry's sister!)

Woke up to an overcast day again but warm.  Expected temp was a high of 86.  Maggie the GPS 

directed us right to a parking lot next to the Alamo!!  $10 for all day parking and Jerry finally agreed to pay after we drove around awhile looking for a cheaper spot.  He keeps reminding me we can do this trip only if we are cheap!  yea, yea.....  The Alamo was so inspiring,  beautifully restored.

     Our next stop was the River Walk.  We walked a couple of blocks and there we were there.  We walked down a flight or so of stairs and we were in a differnt world.  Absolutely beautiful!  Unfortunately I took all my pictures with my regular camera and had a plan to get the pix in my computer by putting them on a disc.  I even found a CVS  along the walk and I broke their machine trying to make a disc.  At that point I decided to just take pictures and enjoy and I did no more technology of any kind the rest of the day!

One bridge railing

The locks which we did in the evening

   

  The San Antonio River runs through town and is about 1 story below street level.  It has been in existence for over 100 years and has been undergoing renovations and improvements since then. There were tour boats and taxis cruising along, restaurants and people meandering or jogging in the more open areas.  Each bridge over a street was decorated differently.  The walkway was about 3 people wide and even the texture and design of the concrete was beautiful and ever changing.  We had lunch on a terrace and then we started really walking.  We walked to the dam and locks and then back on the other side.  We then did the loop and had ice cream.  

     We wanted to wait until dark to see the river lit up at night so we started exploring on street level and found a large plaza with a huge bouquet of Yellow Roses.  It was a sculpture advertising San Antonio as the most romantic city.  We agreed!  On the plaza we found the oldest Cathedral Sanctuary in the United States.  It was founded in 1731 and was spectacular.  It even had the tomb where Davy Crockett,  Mr.Bowie and Mr. Travis (all heroes of the Alamo are enshrined).

     We then jumped on a ferry and rode around on the river for probably 2 hours.  We retraced our walk  (probably 3-4 miles) and everything looked magic at night!  Sooo fun.  Thank everyone for recommending it.

      Maggie found our way home even in the dark. Pictures will follow when I get a disc made.