San Antonio Tx

Simon headed off to Korea for a tournament with KJ and Mum, Dad, the kids and I jumped in the car and headed for San Antonio 4 hours away. A horrible accident and heavy rains made it a 5 hour trip in the end but we got there in time to drop off our bags and head to the much anticipated Rainforest Cafe - only to find that they had no record of our booking. Mum said We have a sick child (Liam had a cold), we've driven 5 hours to be here we're not waiting. Within 10 minutes they'd found us a table - good on ya mum! The restuarant is jungle themed and every 10 minutes the animals come to life and every half hour a thunderstorm rips through. Great for kids although ours were a little too sick and tired to truly appreciate it.

Ashley has been waiting for a SeaWorld trip for some time. Shamu the killer whale show was amazing.......ly wet but wonderful. Liam and ashley were mesmerised as were the adults.

Free Willy yeah!!!

The whales go along and totally drench everyone in the 1st 20 rows - we were prepared with our ponchos (those around us snickered when we put them on but they weren't laughing in the end!) When the show was over we told Liam to say goodbye. Bear in mind he was unwell and very tired but Liam went OFF. Total devastation set in and no amount of consoling was going to fix it. The picture

explains better than I can.

San Antonio is reknowned for the famous "Alamo". Built in 1724 it was originally a mission, later a calvary unit and a key role in the Texas Revolution. In 1836 2oo men (including Davie Crockett) fought thousands of Mexicans in the fight for liberty. They lost! but because of their sacrifice (ie.their lives) have remained heroes in the eyes of Texas. (Gosh I sound American!!) Either way it was nice to visit and wander through the remaining structures and pretty gardens.

San Antonio is also well known for its riverwalk right through the heart of the city. It was very pretty and left me wanting for my child-free life so I could just sit at a cafe/restaurant, enjoy some good food, wine, company and soak it all up. . . . . . ahh the good ole days.