In the morning we had to drive from Houston to San Antonio for the first day of our New Mexico trip. When we first got to San Antonio, we went to the hotel to see if they had a room. They didn’t, so we grabbed our cameras from the car and went to the Alamo.

We went inside and walked around and learned about the people who fought there, the history of the Alamo, and the history of San Antonio. After we finished walking around, we went to the gift shop and I got an engraved penny, a necklace, and two postcards. When we were done, we went back to the hotel to check in and bring our luggage to our room.

After taking a break in the room, we went to an Irish pub for dinner. I had shepherd’s pie. I had never had it before, it was good, especially the potatoes and beef together. Once we were done, we went to the Riverwalk.

When we got in line to ride a boat around the river. While we stood in line, we met Jacob and his mother Jamie. He had been at a hunting camp, and she came over to pick him up. On the boat ride, we learned about the river’s history, some of the buildings, and the flood control project.