Late night last night meant a late start this morning. The day started overcast with a sticky 80 degrees. A Starbucks distracted me from my route to the Alamo. Once I did get to the Alamo, the crowds were insane. I decided to continue on to do the Mission Loop and save the Alamo for last. The sun was peeking out a little more often.
Leaving the city and heading toward Mission Concepcion I came across a 15 foot pink pig serving as an entry way to some kind of "Hog Heaven Restaurant. Sure caught my eye but did nothing for my appetite.
The missions were built in the 1700's along the San Antonio River to extend Spain's dominion northward from Mexico. The missions along this 20 mile loop include Mission Concepcion, Mission San Jose, Mission San Juan, Mission Espada, and The Alamo. The scenery included a few stray dogs. They were big and could have done some damage. I must not have not looked worth the effort to get up and break a sweat. They just looked at me as a cycled by.
I cycled by a very colorful cemetery. It makes our road side memorials look lame. These plots were decked out with rainbow windmills and every color of tinsel flowers and wreaths imaginable. Should have stopped for a picture but didn't. After the cemetery I had to cross the Espada dam. A dam is a concrete road that water flows over. I got my feet wet which was fine given the heat. I stopped at Roserio restaurant for dinner. It was Mexican food. Very, very good.
Clare, my warmshower host has a "creed". Her "creed" is to do something outlandish each day. She likes poetry. She wants to go to Big Sur in California. When she gets to Big Sur her "outlandish" act would be to rent a convertible and see it with the top down. The people I meet along the way truly amaze me.
Clare is a public defendant attorney for the federal government. I met her friend Molly and her husband. These are good people Clare has as dear friends.
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