Thursday, March 10, 2011

Moved to Bastrop, TX

We wrapped up the visit to San Antonio this morning and moved to Bastrop which is about 25 miles east of Austin. We did go back into San Antonio on Tuesday to walk the RiverWalk one more time, went to the Texas Rangers Museum - what a disappointment! and the Buckhorn Museum and Saloon. That place was just plain weird! Didn't fit the theme of cowboys and Texas, was very circus-like. Drove back to Mission San Jose to look at books in the National Park's gift store. From there to the Aciquia de Espada which is a dam and waterworks area that the monks and Indians built back in the 1700's to capture run off water and channel it via canals into the Missions. Still working condition today. We are now camped on the Colorado River in Bastrop and it is rustic and lovely here about 75 degrees and sunny. Again, haven't had any rain since we were camping in Sinton way back the beginning of January. We should hear the owls hooting at night again, and there are bald eagles nesting down by the river. I have heard them already, so know they are here. We are going on a steam engine railroad ride this Sunday into the Hill Country and then Monday Dave is getting the truck in for service. We picked up alot of dirt while in McAllen and the brakes are squeaking pretty good. Want to spend some time in Austin looking and sightseeing. Only plan on spending a week here, then start winding our way back to Ohio. We don't want to take the same trip we came down on - will head up to Texarkana on the border of Texas and Arkansas then move north towards St. Louis and then head north east to Cleveland. Haven't a clue when we will be home - want to make sure all that white stuff isn't around before we get there!

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