Traveling with our pups!

 One of the things we enjoy most about RVing is the fact that our canine dependents can go everywhere we go. We are always looking for campgrounds/resorts with doggie parks. Some we have found are great and others...well not so good! Alamo KOA has a very nice Kamp K-9. The pros : very spacious, well maintained, poopy bags and disposal at both ends of the park, fresh water, benches for humans, shade trees for summer days, two easy open/exit gates with no latches and a "buffer area" for entering, plus...the owners daughter brings her pups throuhout the day and cleans up the "special poop" left behind. Only one day did we have to police the park behind the "special people" who dont pick up...

Wrecks got a few loooooong  throws in the pecan orchard beside the park.



Dover...always in charge...checking things out...

...must have been the squirrels...

...Sally posing in the sunlight!...

...and Jack waiting patiently for his turn!

Got his eye on the ball. Can you see it?

Wrecks loves his water!

This is Buster, our new friend. He is a great 2 year old New Foundland we met here. He and Sally played and played! We liked his Boss (Claire) and Mr. Big (Bob) too.

Just what the doctor ordered...

Today was the first day we have been able to get out and about. We arrived in San Antonio last Wednesday. The weather has not been so good here...rainy, windy, sleeting and yes, even a few snow flurries...with highs in the upper 30's - low 40's F. Clouds early this morning gave way to sunshine about 10:00 am with a high around 50 and we were so outta here! First stop...The Alamo.

 

This is the entrance we took from Crockett Street. The Alamo is maintained by the Daughters of the Republic (since 1905). There is no admission and the DRT depends solely on money from donations and proceeds from the gift shop. The Long Barrack Museum was built using the remains of the original Long Barrack. It houses exhibits on the Alamo's historic past as well as a theater which shows a very informative 15 minute video.

Acequia...the waterway marks the remains of the irrigation system that served the Spanish communities along the San Antonio River. We have never seen such huge coy!

 A couple of happy tourists!

The Shrine...dedicated to the memory of the men who fell in defense of the Alamo.

The stone walls and arches that surround the Alamo have been erected since the 1920's.

The well in the background dates back to the Mission Period. This live oak tree was transplanted to the courtyard around 1912. It was 40 years old when it was moved.