Wild Flowers, The Alamo and Riverwalk- San Antonio

There are a few things I have learned about Texas. One of them is this, Texas is a very large state and when you travel through it, the distance on the map takes a long long time to make it from point A-B. The other is that people here are very considerate when it comes to driving. You all know how in Kokomo that a red light means blow right on through it, a green light means wait and see how many people are going to run the red light they have, and yellow, it really serves no purpose other that to take up space between red and green. I have to admit that what we have experience here is that the majority of the people actually stop when the light turns red. Maybe it has something to do with the fact of all the cameras mounted at the intersections recording their every move. We also found this true in Arizona, and in Phoenix the fine alone for disregarding an automatic traffic signal amounted to $275 plus other fees attached. The last thing is that people out west like their speed. In Montana and Arizona anywhere from 65-75 on Interstates, here in Texas we actually were on a stretch on I-10 where it was posted 80mph and small 2 lane highways, such as our St Road 26, 70mph is pretty much the normal. For the most part we have found that people that are not driving 70 on the 2-lane roads, will actually pull over on the shoulder and let you go around. I guess since the state is so large people want to get from point A to point B without taking all day to do it.




We took a day and went to San Antonio and visited the “Alamo”. I will have to say that before now I was not too informed of what the Alamo actually was. I’m sure I fall in the category with most of you, that while attending high school, the Alamo was not on the top of our “to do list”. But I will say this, it was a very worth while place to go and visit and to actually learn about this thing called the Alamo. When one walks around and realizes you are actually at the scene of a historical event, it is a very humbling and rewarding experience. We also enjoyed the chance to spend some time on the San Antonio Riverwalk, an area of downtown with many shops and eateries.

A final thought for today: “One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure its worth watching.”