San Antonio

They call it the Venice of the Americas, and it is one of the finest places I've ever visited. Today we made the short trip from Austin to San Antonio and on arrival immediately set out for the riverwalk.

The riverwalk is lined by bars and resturants and stretches out for miles. The resturants serve the nicest Texan and Mexican food ever. Ever.

Also today: we remembered the Alamo. Site of a desisive battle in the fight for Texas Independence in 1836. The building itself was constructed from 1718-1724 as a mission. A garrison of 900 Texans retreated to the Alamo in February 1836 as the forces of Santa Anna advanced. Outnumbered three to one the Alamo fell and Santa Anna advanced to San Jacinto, where he ultimately lost and Texas decleared its independence.

Tomorrow we make the long drive from San Antonio to El Paso and Juarez across the border in Mexico. A distance of 552 miles, the trip will take at least 8 hours. It's still hot hot hot here so I'm going to go have a swim. For your information and in the interests of providing an acurate record I have included a photo of the motel pool. The temperature here reached 92-f (33c)