Aaaahhhhhh the sweetness of a minivacation!
So, as many of you know, Skip and I ran away to San Antonio last week to simply get away from it all for a while. It was loads of fun and we had some pretty funny moments. Our plan was to drive out to S.A. after half a day of grueling work (LOL!), and relax in the hotel. Then Saturday hit Sea World and Sunday do the Riverwalk and take the obligatory Alamo picture; we already did the tour a few years ago and pretty much thought.....it probably hasn't changed since then! Ha, ha, ha!So after Skip tried dragging me out of work we were on the road. It takes about 3.5 hours or so to get to San Anton so eventually of course I had to stop and take a bio break. Of course, on the way we were tempted many times to stop at this one of a kind, super duper, beef jerky supplied, clean bathroom claiming, food bearing, rest stop mecca called Buc-ces. (See picture below). Mind you, that this place has advertising way in Louisiana so of course I had to stop here to see what all the fuss was about. It was great! At the pump where we got some golden gasoline there was nice clean water to wash your windows, antibacterial gel to clean your hands after pumping. Inside it was a whirlwind of things to see. They had the tourist attraction of overpriced items with Texas and whatnot on it, they had a huge counter with Beef Jerky of all kinds, pastries, regular munchies food, FUDGE, etc. They also had the usual pit stop fare such as drinks, slushees, chips blah, blah, blah stuff. But the bathrooms were what sold me. At each stall just outside the door of your private little cubicle, there was more hand sanitizer. Inside there were wipes to clean your seat and very nice tiled walls. (Again, please see below) So I was very happy and so was my bum. Skip and I got our goodies (some Bambi and Elk jerky, Fudge, and slushees), and we were back on the road to San Antonio.
So, we get to San Antonio and settle into our hotel. Now...we've seen sevaral BBQ places on our way here and this being T
exas...well...it got our mouth watering. Luckily right in the same block there was a BBQ place. Our first warning should have been the "Drive thru". We've had not so great experiences with BBQ places with this feature, however, we simply brushed it off and went in. Our second warning should have been the look of the place. We again, dismissed this as just the way it is and that usually these kinds of places probably have good BBQ as one would assume that a Mexican truck on the road has great Mexican food. Third and last warning was the look of the food....not quite that appetizing to look at. Again...blindly we dismissed th
is. Needless to say, we went back to the room and proceeded to go to Walgreens to purchase some snacks to finish filling us up. :)
The next day we went to Sea World nice and early. Got our free passes and had a great time. Sadly in my state of renting my uterus, I was not really allowed to go on any rides, therefore we spent most of the day watching the really cool shows with Shamu, Beluga Whales, Horny Dolphins, Alligators, Duckies, Flamingos, and water skiiers. And yes....I said Horny Dolphins. During one of the shows called "Viva!", they had to stop in the middle because apparently the dolphins were not in the particular mood of performing for us humans who pay good money to see them (OK OK...Skip and I didn't pay, but still). They had other things on their mind like a little romp in the pool sack. He, he! So, of course the guy came out and explained what was happeninig and of course we understood. (At least I'm sure the adults did). Eventually they got some of the dolphins out and continued the show which was really quite entertaining.
Shamu was great as well! She gave us a very very very welcome cold splash of her salty freezing water! And boy did it come at a great time. Walking in the middle of July in San Antonio is quite the feat with the sun blazing on you. Anyway, the show was great! I don't think I have ever seen a whale (except for dolphins, which I learned that day were whales as well). It's amazing how high something so friggin heavy can jump! And the lady rode some of the whales, jumped off their noses, gave them hugs, pet their tongues (I'm assuming they must like this, honestly I don't like anybody petting my tongue.) If you stop and think about it....if Shamu is mighty hungry one day...what's to stop her from swallowing one of the trainers? LOL! I would! Little appetizers.
The great thing about this park is that unlike many other theme parks, this one offers a very GOOD priced all you can eat buffet with REAL BBQ. It was about $12 and it had all you can drink soda and water (try to get that throughout the park!), and a variety of scrumptious food like Pulled Pork, Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, BBQ chicken, potato salad, corn on the cob, salad, baked beans, and PUDDING! So, of course Skip and I feasted there for a while and then sloshed around till the next show. By the time we saw the last show we wanted to see, we were about to go to the water park part of Sea World because I wanted to float through the lazy river to show off my bathing suit that took me so very long to find. Well....apparently so did everyone else. The water park was full to capacity so I didn't really feel like waiting stating that "I have a pool that is not peed in and can float happily in there instead". So, we went back to the hotel where we recuperated from walking in the heat so much.
The next day we went to the Riverwalk downtown and walked all over wherever there was a path. We took our obligatory Alamo picture and enjoyed the shade of the nice cool walk. I took lots of pictures of course, which are in the slideshow I will put up as soon as I'm done here. As we strolled the Riverwalk, we also dined in an Italian restaurant where they had a mariachi band singing. After that, we headed home. :)
I do miss the king size bed that we had at the hotel. Oh well. I did have a lot of fun though. If anybody comes to visit from out of town, hopefully we can make it out there again. If anybody would like to babysit Kaitlyn during that time it would be even better so I can go on a roller coaster again!!! LOL!
Till next time here is the slideshow!!!!!
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