We arrived at San Antonio, TX on Tuesday afternoon around 4:00 pm. We were planning on staying in Waco for the night, but got there around noon and decided to continue on for the remaining 120 or so miles we needed to reach San Antonio.
We are staying on Fort Sam Houston Army Installation at their rec camp. It's a really nice place with full hookups and close to everything we wanted to see while in the area. This is a very large installation and there's a tremendous amount of construction going on all over base. One lady told us that they have approximately 2billion dollars worth of work going on here. That's a lot!!!!
We just returned for seeing the Alamo and took a tour boat down the riverwalk in downtown. It was pretty hot, but we both had a good time. We love seeing the history that made this country what it is today and the scrafice that those men and women gave is remarkable.
One of the things I wanted to do while here was go to a good Mexican resturant with spicy food. We went to one today, but I don't think it was near as good as the one we have there in Murfreesboro on Broad Street. I wanted some spicy food and would you believe they didn't have any! They had to bring us some jalapenos on the side. That was okay, but just wasn't want I expected. I'm sure they've got some good ones around, but probably off the beaten path and I don't think I'll be doing that this trip.
Needless to say, it's hot here!!! I guess I shouldn't have expected anything else being in Southern Texas, but I'll still take it over the cold weather. It's not near as humid here as in Tennessee which makes it very nice for the allergies. Abby is doing good too and staying in the air conditioned camper. :)
I'll sign off for now and until the next time, "On the Road With the Snow's".
June 22, 2010
Getting books to St. Kitts
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Sunday, May 23, 2010
3rd Stop Hot Springs, AR
We arrived at Hot Springs National Park Wednesday and will be leaving tomorrow for Texarkana, TX to spend the night at a base near by. Once we leave there, we'll head on down to Waco and spend 1 or 2 days seeing that area before going on to San Antonio where we'll spend at least a week.
This is a great quiet park with a lot of camping room. The campground hasn't been very full the whole time we've been here, but I'm sure Memorial Day weekend it will be filled to capacity. It has a nice clear water creek running right through the campground and sits between two small mountains. Abby loves getting to play in the water!!! She's a mess! Several of the local kids come here to swim and seem to have a ball! It's great just sitting out under the big trees in my lawn chair reading a good book while being fed grapes by Becky (oh wake me up I think I was dreaming there for a second). This place has been a very good resting place for us and I'm sure we'll be returning in the future.
We went to Bath House Row the other day and toured all the bath houses where the gangsters went for their hot springs bath and massage in the early 1900's. It was pretty amazing how every bath house seems to be in as good of shape if not better than it was when built. We were planning on taking a dip and a massage, but Becky was under the weather and we had to cancel that thought. Maybe next time we visit this area we'll be able to take the plunge.
There's a lot of shops on both sides of the street should anyone want to do some shopping. It's kind of like Gatlinburg if you've ever been there. Of course we had to tour the local Wally World, there's always something that's needed from that place. :) There's also some good eating places and we had to try some of them as well.
Until the next time, On the Road With the Snow's!
This is a great quiet park with a lot of camping room. The campground hasn't been very full the whole time we've been here, but I'm sure Memorial Day weekend it will be filled to capacity. It has a nice clear water creek running right through the campground and sits between two small mountains. Abby loves getting to play in the water!!! She's a mess! Several of the local kids come here to swim and seem to have a ball! It's great just sitting out under the big trees in my lawn chair reading a good book while being fed grapes by Becky (oh wake me up I think I was dreaming there for a second). This place has been a very good resting place for us and I'm sure we'll be returning in the future.
We went to Bath House Row the other day and toured all the bath houses where the gangsters went for their hot springs bath and massage in the early 1900's. It was pretty amazing how every bath house seems to be in as good of shape if not better than it was when built. We were planning on taking a dip and a massage, but Becky was under the weather and we had to cancel that thought. Maybe next time we visit this area we'll be able to take the plunge.
There's a lot of shops on both sides of the street should anyone want to do some shopping. It's kind of like Gatlinburg if you've ever been there. Of course we had to tour the local Wally World, there's always something that's needed from that place. :) There's also some good eating places and we had to try some of them as well.
Until the next time, On the Road With the Snow's!
Monday, May 17, 2010
Second Stop - Little Rock AFB (The Rock)
We departed Dyersburg, TN yesterday morning at around 8:00 am and arrived at Little Rock AFB, AR at 1:00 pm. It was a good trip except for some of the rough roads we encountered. I thought parts of Georgia had about the roughest roads I've ever been on, but now I'm putting Arkansas at the top of the list. That will probably change as we continue with our travels.
We had a good time in Dyersburg and got caught up on all the family happenings from my aunt. Everyone there seems to be doing pretty well, just getting old like the rest of us. :) Of course with age comes the aches and pains that we all have to endure. There were a few things around the place that was getting hard for them to do so I did what I could to help. It definately looks a lot better too! My aunt loves to go to yard sales, so we went Friday morning. There weren't many bargains to be found, but of course Becky and Barbara managed to find something to bring home. One thing about yard sales, you can always find a bargin.
I parked the RV in their back yard and managed to get stuck (no bad though) due to the rain we had. It made the grass very slick and I just couldn't get any traction. You'd think with something weighing in at over 18,000 I could just pull right out. My cousin came over with his 4-wheel drive truck and between the two trucks it came right out. I then took the rig over to his house where the ground is a lot harder. Hopefully this will be my first and only time to get stuck. Maybe I should have gotten a 4-wheel drive truck (nah).
Anyway, we're here at the base and I'm loving it!! Being retired Air Force I enjoy visiting any base I can. Hopefully on this trip we'll be able to visit several. It's like going home to me since I'm pretty well military through and through and I'm not likely to change anytime in this lifetime. :)
We took a trip down to Little Rock and surrounding areas to do some shopping. It's pretty easy to find things around here, but if you use the GPS like we did you probably will get lost. We went to Kohls, PetSmart, Camping World, and on the way back stopped and ate at Golden Corral. It was a very good day!
Tomorrow we will be heading back to Little Rock to the Arts Center. They have an exhibit there with a few hundred Egyptian artifacts and we're going to check it out. I'll let you know how it goes on our next update. Until then, On The Road With The Snows.
We had a good time in Dyersburg and got caught up on all the family happenings from my aunt. Everyone there seems to be doing pretty well, just getting old like the rest of us. :) Of course with age comes the aches and pains that we all have to endure. There were a few things around the place that was getting hard for them to do so I did what I could to help. It definately looks a lot better too! My aunt loves to go to yard sales, so we went Friday morning. There weren't many bargains to be found, but of course Becky and Barbara managed to find something to bring home. One thing about yard sales, you can always find a bargin.
I parked the RV in their back yard and managed to get stuck (no bad though) due to the rain we had. It made the grass very slick and I just couldn't get any traction. You'd think with something weighing in at over 18,000 I could just pull right out. My cousin came over with his 4-wheel drive truck and between the two trucks it came right out. I then took the rig over to his house where the ground is a lot harder. Hopefully this will be my first and only time to get stuck. Maybe I should have gotten a 4-wheel drive truck (nah).
Anyway, we're here at the base and I'm loving it!! Being retired Air Force I enjoy visiting any base I can. Hopefully on this trip we'll be able to visit several. It's like going home to me since I'm pretty well military through and through and I'm not likely to change anytime in this lifetime. :)
We took a trip down to Little Rock and surrounding areas to do some shopping. It's pretty easy to find things around here, but if you use the GPS like we did you probably will get lost. We went to Kohls, PetSmart, Camping World, and on the way back stopped and ate at Golden Corral. It was a very good day!
Tomorrow we will be heading back to Little Rock to the Arts Center. They have an exhibit there with a few hundred Egyptian artifacts and we're going to check it out. I'll let you know how it goes on our next update. Until then, On The Road With The Snows.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
1st Stop - Dyersburg, Tennessee
We left home (Murfreesboro, TN) this morning at around 9:00 am and arrived at my aunt and uncle's home in Dyersburg, TN safe and sound at about 1:00 pm.
This is the first adventure with our new and improved camper. Traveling down the road with a little over 18,000 pounds (truck & camper combined weight) was much better than I had expected. The Dodge diesel truck performed very well. We averaged around 15 miles per gallon which isn't too bad. Maybe it was all that weight Becky put in the camper that was pushing us along. :)
We will spend 4 days here catching up on all the family happenings and will leave Sunday morning heading for Hot Springs, Arkansas. Of course we will do our share of eating, because my aunt is a wonderful cook. Tonight we had a big pot of homemade beef vegatable soup and cornbread (yummy). Boy was it ever good!!! I'm as full as a tick. :)
Tomorrow it's on to Wally World to get a new Travel Atlas since ours is a 2005 model. Of course I'm sure we'll pick up a few other things we just can't live without while there.
We'll give you another update sometime next week. Until then, on the road with the Snow's.
This is the first adventure with our new and improved camper. Traveling down the road with a little over 18,000 pounds (truck & camper combined weight) was much better than I had expected. The Dodge diesel truck performed very well. We averaged around 15 miles per gallon which isn't too bad. Maybe it was all that weight Becky put in the camper that was pushing us along. :)
We will spend 4 days here catching up on all the family happenings and will leave Sunday morning heading for Hot Springs, Arkansas. Of course we will do our share of eating, because my aunt is a wonderful cook. Tonight we had a big pot of homemade beef vegatable soup and cornbread (yummy). Boy was it ever good!!! I'm as full as a tick. :)
Tomorrow it's on to Wally World to get a new Travel Atlas since ours is a 2005 model. Of course I'm sure we'll pick up a few other things we just can't live without while there.
We'll give you another update sometime next week. Until then, on the road with the Snow's.
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