Monday 25th October 2010 San Antonio

Lovely room and a bed as good as home at The Best Western Del Rio. Spoke to the owner, a Ugandan British with another hotel franchise as well. He is refurbishing all the rooms. We had a swim in the pool and a good breakfast. 250 miles to San Antonio through scrubby semi desert. Easy roads with little traffic on Sunday. Coffee stop at Castroville (really!) and swap driving. In San An by 1.30 with the travelodge a pleasant surprise. Get a blue tourist bus from the Alamo which is only 2 blocks away. Go to market square for a browse before strolling back through town to the riverwalk. A bizarre place, the tourist hotspot which nearly ended up as a covered sewer! Failed to avoid another tex/mex meal but there were whole beans rather than refried and the ducks liked the nachos!