After leaving Florida, we hightailed it to Texas! We had friends flying down to see us in San Antonio so we had to be there by March 7th. Since the beginning of the trip, Dan has said he wanted to be in Texas by March; he didn’t want to get caught in any spring storms coming in off the Gulf. It was a good thing we did that, because right after we got to Texas, a storm went through east of us. Where we stayed: Mississippi Visitor Center: The visitor centers on I10 in Mississippi have RV pullouts so you can stay overnight if needed. We stayed at this one because we planned to get up and go to the NASA Infinity Science center the next day. We ended up not going because we decided to drive further and didn’t want to drive all night. We have heard great things about the science center though. Winnie-Stowell Park: free nights with no hookups in their county park. We had spent the last couple days driving all day so we wanted to relax a little. We were able to park right in front of the playground. Great spot just to unwind for a little bit. San Antonio: Lake Braunig RV Resort. The draw for this campground was it had a hotel next door, so our friends that came to visit, would be very close. It was also only about 20 minutes from downtown San Antonio and it had a pool. Sadly, the weather was gloomy and rainy for most of the time we were there but the hot tub was nice! Spanish Missions: San Jose, Espada, San Juan, Conception and the Alamo. We did a ranger talk at San Juan Mission that really helped us understand why the missions were there and why so many are close together (unlike California where they are all spread out). The local natives were taught the Spanish culture and protected from the Apaches. The river provided water for farming. The missions continue on as churches even today. It was great to see the National Park Service and the Catholic Church working together to preserve our history. Witt Museum: Free with ASTC, so we went 3 times! There were a few different buildings for this museum. One was about the animals and dinosaurs found in Texas. One was about history of Texas and the cowboys and one was a place for kids. Of course most of our time was spent in the kid section. They had you do different body activities to learn about how our body works. One day there was a medical student with a touch screen body that taught us about different body systems. They also had a rock wall and Skybike that was included in admission, so the kids loved doing that. It’s a fun museum to learn history and have a little fun. DoSeum: Free with ASTC. This museum is for kids 10 and under, so Lily just made it. It’s your typical science museum with lots and lots of hands-on activities for the kids. I think the highlight for Lily was the Skype setup they had in the Nat. Geo. Section. She was able to meet another girl in Mexico City. There was no sound so they used a white board to “talk” to each other. They asked each other questions about their families and their favorite things. It was pretty fun to watch her be so excited to meet someone in another country. River Walk: Dan did the 26 mile round trip bike ride. He thinks it’s a great way to see San Antonio and the missions. The 3 moms and kids did the boat ride around downtown to get an up close view of how the river is controlled and all the historic buildings around it. We also walked around parts of the downtown Riverwalk. SeaWorld: The moms and kids spent a day watching the shows and visiting the animals and going on a few rides. Unfortunately, it was rainy that day. Kim and our kids went back and did the water park on our last day in San Antonio when it was finally sunny. We wanted to make sure we got our money’s worth for our 7 day ticket! It was great to see our friends and explore a new city together!
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