Pearsall Executive Inn

... I should of gone over and pressed it to reset the wi-fi. Well, the button was not labeled and I wondered who would press a red button not knowing what would happen once depressed. I had visions of a gas pipeline erupting. Crockett is a very old town. Driving through it to get fuel for the next day I found narrow streets, and a round about to assist you in going around the county courthouse. The gas stations were on the other side of town; as were ...

Emily got to choose whether today was spent at Sea World or Six Flags. Tough decision since Sea World has animals and a few rides, but, after much deliberation, she chose Six Flags. I'm a roller coaster junkie. Paul has been pulled into my addiction (kicking and screaming) over the years. Emily is showing her mother's tendencies. Needless to say, we had a good time. As the junkie, I feel the need to critique ...

This morning we started out on the Mission Trail. There are 5 missions in San Antonio, the most famous of which is the Alamo (also known as Mission San Antonio de Valero). The other 4 are actually active churches. The 5 missions were all built in the early 1700s by Franciscan monks who came to teach the local Indians about Catholicism and Spanish lifestyle. The missions are each a few miles from ...

After a run of 6 night shifts, I thoroughly enjoyed a chance to sleep in. Cloudy day today in San Antonio, but we only got rained on for a little while. Today we started out walking along the river walk. We managed to walk much of the length of it before heading over to the Alamo. For those of you who haven't been to the Alamo, it is smaller than you might think and it is in the midst of downtown San Antonio ...

Remember in Pee Wee's Big Adventure where he's trying to convince someone on the phone that he's in San Antonio so he sings out "The stars at night are big and bright," and everybody around claps four times and resounds "Deep in the heart of Texas?" Well, it's not really like that, but I always think of that scene when I'm in San Antonio. The Wyndham St. Anthony is a really nice hotel... but their staff has no clue how to ...

Tentative Agenda for Trip Back to New Jersey July 28 - El Paso Quality Inn on Montana Avenue July 29 - Phoenix Comfort Inn West on N. 27th Avenue (only five miles from the cathedral, also on N. 27th Avenue) Diamondbacks are at the Astros July 30 - San Diego Quality Inn on 7th Avenue Padres are at ...

I stayed in the same Holiday Inn in Plano that I stayed in for the ordination trip two weeks ago. Therefore, I headed to the same Denny's to see if they had the peach French toast in stock. They were still out of the peach French toast, so I ordered regular French toast instead. 9:30 - Depart Plano/Dallas for San Antonio. 10:45 - Quick pause at the truck stop in Carl's Corner, TX, to call my father for Father's Day. I ...

Today was our last day in San Antonio. This has definitely been a highlight thus far. But, we need to continue west and we have some distance to go. Before we left, Kelly took the boys to the 'Wild Animal Orphanage.' This was a place that rescued wild animals that were being housed as pets illegally. The boys obviously had a great time. Collin even made a friend. Kelly and I weren't crazy about him.(kind of a burly ...

Kelly took the boys on a trolley tour of downtown San Antonio this morning and then they walked around River Walk and had lunch. They visited the old 'Davy Crockett Hotel.'(see pic's) I had some work to do and stayed back at the RV. Although they enjoyed the tour, the boys were most excited about their winnings from the 'claw' machine. They can't pass one up without feeding it a few quarters. We have been ...

... over 400 square miles on the northern edge of the South Texas region and southeast of the Texas Hill Country. San Antonio was named for the Portuguese Saint Anthony of Padua, whose feast day it was when a Spanish expedition stopped in the area in 1691. The city has a strong military presence-it is home to Fort Sam Houston, Lackland Air Force Base, Randolph Air Force Base, and Brooks City Base. San ...