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stalagtites -- they hold on tight, just ask 'em 2006-11-05 - 7:05 p.m. all photos c. 2006 by elaine radford OK, I've got somebody housesitting the birds who probably doesn't know that Cookie has appropriated my birthday for his own, so I bet he's hearing some grumbles right about now. Anyway, DH and I have started on the road trip, so here are our exciting adventures to date. Saturday, November 4 We were barely on I-12 before I spotted the first raptor of the day, Red-Shouldered Hawk. There were far more Red-Tails and TVs along the way, however. I had $500 in gift cards for Sak's, so we headed directly for the Sak's at San Antonio. Frommer's says it is marked by a pair of 40 foot tall ostrich cowboy boots, but I'm not sure that the boots were just for Sak's -- I think they were supposed to be the decoration for entrance into the entire mall. It took about five seconds flat to blow the entire $500 on SK-II products to replace my supplies, so I don't think I'll be doing them again...unless, of course, I get more Sak's gift cards. We had dinner at PoppaDeaux's which I think is supposed to be a fake New Orleans place. Not bad. After dinner, we had the hotel's pool and hot tub to ourselves, so we dipped in the hot tub and played pool volleyball in the pool with the beach ball they supplied. By then I was completely wiped out. I guess I'm still a little tired from having that cold a short while back. Sunday, November 5 The hotel had a set-up where you could make free waffles in the state of Texas. Ho-kay. I had two, which was probably an unwise decision. We headed for the Japanese tea gardens, but they were closed for renovations. I'm only a little bitter. We ended up strolling along the Riverwalk and outside the Alamo. We even took a boat cruise that went in an entire circle on the green water. The guide boasted that everyone is copying their Riverwalk and that New York City itself will have one in a few years. I think I have some pretty good photos, even with the little camera. We'll have to wait and see. One of the cutest things was watching the pigeons bathe in one of the costly blue waterfalls that decorate the Paseo Del Alamo. The guide claimed that the Riverwalk was worth $3 billion, so I joked about the $3 billion birdbath. But I'm not sure if this is truly considered part of the Riverwalk; it's the fancy pants shortcut from the Riverwalk to the Alamo that was built at the time of the World's Fair in San Antonio. I was not up for lunch -- the waffles were still making themselves known -- but we snagged a seat on a balcony overlooking the Riverwalk and I sipped a mimosa as DH enjoyed his brunch omelet. Around noon we headed out in search of the famous Sonora Caverns. It was a pretty easy drive, through rolling hills mostly brown and green, but studded here and there by bright yellow, red, and even a couple of orange trees or bushes. I think the yellow are cottonwood, if I remember right from our trip to New Mexico. No clue on red or orange. Unfortunately, I was really nauseated by this time. We made it to one of those famous wireless-enabled high tech rest stops of Texas probably just in the nick of time. I also took a motion sickness pill. I guess it did the trick, because I soon started feeling much better. butterfly wing formations at sonora caverns At the caverns, they had a family group their with small kids that wanted to take a "short" tour, so they asked us if we wanted to do it that way. Be serious. We paid our $20, we wanted the whole tour. We can rest when we're dead. Besides, this way they gave us our own guide, and we didn't have to go with somebody else's kids, heh heh. The caverns are truly spectacular, with a variety of wonderful formations. My photos won't do it justice, but I hope I'll have a few. There was pretty much the whole underground cavern deal, from soda straws to bacon strips to entire walls made of popcorn and huge cathedrals. Some of the formations were a sparkling clear white color -- if you know selenite, that's what I'm talking about. Most impressive. We also learned the entire life story of the guide, down to ancestors of the past and hopes extending into the future. It was pretty entertaining. We backtracked a few miles to catch one of the surprisingly many hotels of Sonora. As the guide warned us, non-fast food restaurants were closed today, so we were stuck with Pizza Hut. Oh well. One of my persimmons turned during the afternoon, so I had a sticky-sweet dessert for my birthday. I'm definitely feeling much better, but no more waffles on this trip! back - next All Rights Reserved, Copyright 2002-2017 by Elaine Radford