San Antonio 2022

 We pulled into San Antonio, excited to visit the places we had before on our last stop but also eager to see some new things.  

Our first day we drove down to see the Riverwalk and were happy to see that it is back to normal.  A lot of people were visiting the shops and restaurants and having a great time.  We took a river boat tour and were sad to hear that San Antonio is only back up to about 1/3 of their normal tour traffic.  Come on, people!  Get out there! It's time to travel again!  :)  After walking around the shops, we decided it was time to visit The Alamo.  Can't forget!  ;)  Such a sacred place.  Afterwards we went to the Tower of the Americas which looks just like the Space Needle in Seattle.  We went up to the top and were treated to views of the city.   

The following day we drove out to Natural Arch Caverns.  We have been in a few caves up to now but I think this was one of my favorite.  It is an active cave and has so much water that it even had a lake! The formations were just unbelievable and the colors were gorgeous.  I already want to come back to the area just to visit the cave.  Afterward we drove out to a little shopping district called Gruene.  The best thing about Gruene is it has a dance hall that is believed to be the oldest in the country.  It is still going today.  Acts such as Garth Brooks, Willie Nelson, etc... still perform there.   It would be fantastic to see a band play on the tiny stage and see people line dance all night long.  

Our last day we drove to Austin to visit the LBJ Presidential Library and Museum.  After visiting the Reagan library a few months ago, this library was a bit underwhelming.  But, we made the best of it and learned as much as we could. My favorite room in the library was Lady Bird's office. Very bright and airy! :)  Now on to Corpus Christi!