San Antonio Texas, Lou and Lee

I used 15000 Hyatt points to get a one night stay at the Hyatt Regency in San Antonio on the Riverwalk. I wanted to see some Christmas lights and also we wanted to visit our old workampers and good friends Lou (86) and Lee (78) who live in San Antonio. They haven't changed at all other than a little older! They have a cute cottage at an independent/assisted living place. We had lunch in their cafeteria with them which I was a little nervous about, but it was wonderful. It was just like eating at a restaurant and the food was good. We stayed about 4 hours with them and then Lee got very anxious and basically said it was time for us to go which was fine by us. I understand completely how she feels. It was so good to see them and reminisce. They still have their geese, George and Gracie, that they used to have outside their camper and she would dress up.

The hotel was wonderful. Walk right out the back door and you're on the Riverwalk. We had and Craig y Mexican food on the river and walked a bit. I was a bit disappointed in the lights. Sure it was lit up but it didn't feel very Christmassy. The next day we visited the mission San Jose. We did a tour there which was interesting but too long and too much standing around and after the tour Jerry's knee was done. I was hoping to get to one more mission but because of his knee we opted not to. We made the mistake of stopping at Costco (mistake because it's Christmas time and it was crazy busy!). We finally tried their rotisserie chicken and I think it's the best I've ever had. And only $4.99,

A quick and disappointing stop at Cigars intl and we were then back on the road to John's. We didn't even know there was a Cigars intl in Texas. The employees were not friendly or helpful at all like they are in FL or PA and they didn't have the cheaper ones Jerry usually gets. He walked out empty handed which is amazing!

All in all it was a fun one night away from the camper.Read more