San Antonio: a respite from the road (somewhat)

Pulled into San Antonio just after breakfast (Love’s Truck Stop. Nothing fancy) and parked by Alamo Plaza where we boarded the sightseeing bus.  It was hop on-hop off but we never hopped off.  Visited the Alamo and walked along River Walk, stopping at the County Line for barbecue and grilled salmon.  The city diverted the San Antonio River to make this flowing water loop, lined with hotels, restaurants and some boutiques.  Palm trees and flower beds completed the look and made for a pleasant stroll.

We thought we were going to have to visit the local Roadtrek service center here (before Ron figured out the black water tank problem) and figured we would stay overnight at a hotel for laundry and showers so we had booked the Pear Tree Inn on our way to the city.  Good thing, too. Severe thunderstorms hit the area, setting off flash flood warnings all night.  A couple of inches of rain fell while we were asleep, with another inch coming down over breakfast.  The national weather service predicts many more storms flowing across the area, beginning in the Mexican mountains and heading right across our path of travel.  The weather channel kept showing scary footage of campers being swept away so we booked another night and are staying put for now.

We met a fellow hotel guest, a retired truck driver from Buffalo, NY,  who drives part time for a company that leases golf carts to PGA events all over the country. His plane home was delayed because of the weather so, after chatting for a while, we crossed the road and had dinner together.  In the course of hearing about our travels and the saga of the van, he told Ron he had bought several Sirius portables on ebay and offered us the one he was carrying. Long story short, he called and transferred his service to another radio at home, I got our account transferred to the new equipment and voila! We have satellite radio!!! Thank you, thank you Bob Daly!