Friday we went to Market Square. We knew Sandi wanted to shop for souvenirs. As you can tell by the pictures below, this is a mecca for shoppers looking for souvenirs. It’s almost like going to Mexico. Signs indicated it’s the largest Mexican market north of the border. She had plenty of things to look at but didn’t do too much buying. We killed a few hours in the market.
We had tried to visit the market last week but that was on a Saturday and that was when we saw numerous parking lots with $20 parking signs. We didn’t see any of those on Friday. The signs then had much lower prices ranging from $2.50 to $5.00 and those were places within a block of the market. We were willing to fork out that much but certainly not $20 for parking just to shop.
That was the last full day we had in San Antonio. When Saturday morning rolled around we were on the road again and heading south. We entered I-35 in the far right lane. In less than 1/2 a mile we needed to be in the far left lane as the 410 veered off. San Antonio has lots of freeways and most of the time it seemed we entered on the right but needed to be in the left lane rather fast. That got to be quite challenging at times.
It definitely was a beautiful drive south. Many wildflowers were in bloom including a few fields of bluebonnets. I tried to take a few pictures of them as we cruised on by but they certainly weren't worth posting.
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About 150 miles later we pulled into our gorgeous RV site. This site will definitely be a hard one to beat in the future. The view out our window is terrific, Plus the weather is warm, sky mostly blue and the birds are chirping. Well, maybe most of the birds we have here are squawking instead of chirping but we still think it’s pretty awesome. Anyway, winter is now behind us … thank goodness!
Not a bad spot we just pulled into!
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This year has been all about finding new places, rediscovering folks and eating at all kinds of new restaurants.
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Right now we’re sitting down by the Gulf and hope to enjoy each and every minute of it.
‘Tis life on the road!
I hooked up my accelerator pedal in my car to my brake lights. I hit the gas, people behind me stop, and I'm gone.
that's a pretty nice spot to sit and contemplate for a while! enjoy the lovely view!!
ReplyDeleteWow, that is a great spot...as long as there is no tsunami! ;c)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous. Time to unwind (if you can figure out how). LOL
ReplyDeleteHi Teri and Jerry,
ReplyDeleteHere are the blogs about Corpus Christi and Port Aransas I promised you...
http://travelbug-susan.blogspot.com/2014/01/when-bloggers-meet-walk-talk-eat-sun.html
and
http://travelbug-susan.blogspot.com/2014/01/alligators-bags-and-boots-sun-jan-12.html
I hope you see some great birds while you're there. Who knows, maybe you'll see Bags and Boots!
Love the header photo.
ReplyDeleteI can see you in every one of those pairs of boots.
Ok, I buy it is a gorgeous site, but what is the name of the campground or is it a secret?
Finally some nice warm weather on the beach, gotta love it, enjoy your time there.
ReplyDeleteGood morning.....that is an awesome spot to call home for awhile! I do love the gulf! The smell, the feel of the sandy beaches and oh those beautiful birds! Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteYes you have to share...Where is this campground??
ReplyDeleteThat is a gorgeous looking RV site - I guess that's why you're keeping it a secret?
ReplyDelete$20 is way too much for parking for a market. Heck, I don't even want to buy stuff for a total of $20!!
Add me to the list of WHERE IS THIS PLACE !!??? It sure doesn't get much better than that !!
ReplyDeleteI notice you aren't sharing where this place is. I am presuming Sandi is traveling with you and that is her in the beautiful banner.
ReplyDeleteOK, I'm dreaming. Wish I was visiting but at least I'm dreaming.
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