If we hadn’t gotten off the bus we would have missed this! They are expanding the Riverwalk by four miles and are having hotels and restaurants like the existing Riverwalk so maybe the boat ride will be lengthened.
We took the bus to the King William district and ate at the Guenther House restaurant. This was the residence of the founder of the Pioneer Flour Company. It has been sold to a conglomerate but Pioneer products are still sold in grocery stores. I use their baking mix instead of Bisquick. It is just a Texas thing with me!
We headed back home to freshen up before church at the Cathedral where we were graced with a mariachi horn and choir. Afterwards we walked back towards the hotel to find the restaurant we intended to eat at closed. So we took the car and headed to Augie’s BBQ. What a crowd! By 7:30 when we were finished there was no line! We actually had hit the dinner crowd that we expected to be there around 7 or so.
There were terrible thunderstorms through the night and we woke to pouring rain. We decided to just ride past the Missions south if town. We did that at Mission Concepción but at San Jose Mission there was a Mass going on so we braved the standing water and pouring rain to see the inside. Then we returned to the hotel to check out after drying off.
I dropped Margaret off at the airport and headed for “home” arriving around 1:30. Ted had the bed made and even vacuumed in my absence.
There was a Happy Hour at 4:30 but dinner was delayed until 7:00 because some of the food was delayed in arriving. Ted helped cook the burgers.
There are close to 50 people here with 10-15 having to cancel in the last week. Health, distance, vehicle issues, etc. can crop up at any time.
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