Well after a good night's sleep at a rest stop and thunderstorms rolling through the night. I got up and drove to the next rest stop to pee and brush my teeth. I was headed to San Antonio early in the morning to check out The Alamo and to view the place where my long time idol Davey Crockett gave his life for America.
The Alamo is in a rather interesting place in San Antonio. It is downtown San Antonio, in the middle of it. Yeah, the middle of San Antonio. Apparently, the city built all its buildings around this historical building. I am not sure why. There did not appear to be any river going through the city or any other significant natural landmark that would justify constructing high rises around the Alamo. Any ways, even though The Alamo is just a building, I got very sentimental about the history of what happened there so long ago. It really hit home to hear the stories on what happened and being able to stand in the same place where all the men died fighting for freedom from Mexico. I only wish they were able to preserve the surrounding area and keep it the same way it was back then so you could see exactly how the land laid out and easily picture the layout of the barricades and such.
After spending a couple of hours there reading up on history, it was time to move on and head to Houston. The drive was not too bad. I was able to make it there by 1:00-ish and firmly placed myself back into the Central time zone. Since Jim was at work and wouldn't be off until 4:00 and back by 5:00. I went to the nearby park and decided to go on a little run. It was quite enjoyable. I think I ran around 6 miles. I saw a lot people in the park. After I ran, I grabbed some food from the cafe down by the street and returned to the park and just laid sprawled out in the middle of the grass to relax and zone out. A little dog came up to say hi. Not sure why, maybe he/she thought I could use a friend. I had hoped the guys starting to play basketball would ask me to play. I haven't played in forever, probably not since after I graduated college.
Jim finally got off, I met him at his apartment, and we caught up a little. We were waiting for his roommate to return home and head to trivia down the street to hang out with some more people and try our hand at winning some good prizes. Jim, Todd, and I ate a steak dinner before it started and before the other people arrived. It was a most delicious steak. I recommend going to Porch Swing and grabbing your own. They cook it outside on a real grill with your baked potato. They give you a platter so you can put on your own toppings. I got to meet some of Jim's friends and was able to mesh in pretty well with them. I didn't really help much in trivia though. There was a tiebreaker that I was chosen to go do before we even knew we were in the tiebreaker. It wasn't much of a tiebreaker. There were 5 of us and we had to choose a card from the deck and the highest card won. I didn't choose the highest card and lost. Eventually the night ended, I had to plan for the next day and get my beauty sleep.
Go Big or Go Home
Photos of the Trip (photos are just of San Antonio):
Leg 6 - San Antonio
Leg 6 - San Antonio
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