We're back! San Antonio was all it was expected to be and more! This trip goes on the list of all time favorites. Our plan from the start was to eat as wide a variety of TexMex food as we possibly could as well as to find the best margarita in town. We accomplished both missions with undreamed of success.

As with most places we have visited, by the time we got so that we more or less knew our way around, it was time to leave. Arriving at that point had its down side. One of our first discoveries is that there are signposts on nearly every street corner that point the way to the Riverwalk (where most of the touristy stuff is). What it takes some time to grasp is that the Riverwalk has four sides to it - that is, the Riverwalk area is formed like the letter "D" with the main body of the San Antonio River extending northward and southward beyond the upright portion of the "D". For those of you who attended the Getaway when it was near Havre de Grace, Maryland, you will know what I mean when I say that wherever you needed to be was never anywhere near where you were at the moment. Thus, the signs that lead to the Riverwalk were only marginally helpful.

Carmen and I carried no less than three maps at all times, each of which was alternately helpful and nearly useless. We almost invariably walked much farther than might have been necessary in order to arrive at our chosen destination. But, then, getting lost is, I believe, all part of the fun. Fun, that is, until poor Carmen developed numerous blisters on her feet.

After we have unpacked and gotten back to "normal" I'll post some details about some of the places where we pigged ou....I mean dined and what we found to be among the secrets to the best margaritas.