i have to say this past weekend was one of the most delightful times i've had around San Antonio in quite some time. it started on Sunday when i joined my parents in visiting a small (20 people) rural african-american church. and boy, did they have Church! :) the man who preached is a fellow radiation patient with my dad and they have become friends. he was so eager for dad to come visit his church. this was the first time i had experienced gospel like that in person. it was awesome!
after church we went downtown San Antonio along the river walk. the Irish community in town has a festival weekend over St.Patricks Day where they dye the river green and have Irish dancers, singers, etc. the weather started out like it was gonna rain, but it cleared up and turned into a lovely afternoon.
Monday Chris asked if I would join him on a ride through the hill country to see the bluebonnets. We left after breakfast and drove about 80 miles north of town through the german town of Fredericksburg towards the Willow City Loop (where when they are in full bloom the bluebonnets are suppossed to be beautiful. you can see pictures that others have taken from the Loop here. unfortunalty they were not out as much for us, we were a bit early) and ended up at Enchanted Rock. Enchanted Rock was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1970 and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. The Rock is a huge, pink granite exfoliation dome, that rises 425 feet above ground, 1825 feet above sea level, and covers 640 acres. It is one of the largest batholiths (underground rock formation uncovered by erosion) in the United States. once the photos are downloaded from our camera i will post a couple.
On our way back towards San Antonio we stopped at Fredericksburg Winery and sampled some homegrown made wine. I have to say i enjoyed the Gluhwein the best, havent tasted anything close since when i lived in Germany. We had dinner at a german restaurant, the Linderbaum, then headed home and arrived about 8:30pm.
It was a long day, but a very much needed escape, and so worth it!
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In case you were wondering, we "drove" the pickup truck - not the motorcycle.
I consider both to be "recreational vehicles."
She's not gathered up the courage to take a "ride" on the motorcycle with me - yet. On the other hand, it was nice having her drive home after the wine tasting and the German beer at dinner...
What a blast!
I'm downloading those pictures now, btw!
That sounds awesome. I've just booked a weekend in Vegas in June to see the Police (might as well make an event out of it) and we're going to take a day and try to see the Red Rocks Canyon. The desert landscape will be so foreign kind of like some of your pictures. We're both looking forward to it.
You shouldn't be afraid to try the motorcycle. My cousin Kevin (actually more like an uncle since he's only a little younger than my Mom) visited with his BMW a few years ago and he took me with him when we drove out to Maryland. It was the most liberating experience I've ever felt -- just the freedom of the road, feeling like you could reach out and touch the sky. We listened to Eric Clapton and Sheryl Crow on his stereo system and waved to all the Rolling Thunder riders (it was Memorial Day weekend, and I wore my Dad's Vietnam flight jacket, which elicited a lot of enthusiastic waves and honks). Unforgettable and I always felt safe.
next time you are in san antonio laura, chris would love to take you for a ride on his bike!!
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