Seaside Memorial

Another pleasant surprise for me in San Antonio was the collection of memorials along the promenade.

Ports sometimes feature a plaque with the names of those lost at sea, but I’d never seen anything like these. They remind me of roadside memorials for car accident victims that are a common feature around the world.

Fresh flowers and colorful pinwheels adorn many of these memorials, but my favorite sight was sea lions and seagulls lounging among the commemorative plaques.Read more