Walking Riverwalk

Cruising - not walking - on the river

After two long days of driving, we're in San Antonio. Our campground is adjacent to the Salado Creek Greenway Trail, a 33-mile walking/running/biking trail. This is the best running trail of the trip so far, so Greg started the morning with a long run while Amy walked the trail.

Next, we drove to Pullman Market, which is billed as the largest culinary market in the Southwest. It was arranged more like a fancy grocery store than a food hall, like Whole Foods used to be years before they were sold to Amazon. There was a butcher that was aging beef, a cheese counter, a pasta counter, and of course a bakery. We had a small taste of the bread from the bakery, which was excellent. Then Greg saw a Texas-sized Beef Tallow Chocolate Chip Cookie, and he had to buy one. You know, for science. The texture of the cookie was very good with a crispy exterior and a chewy interior. However, the flavor was somewhat bland, and there was an unpleasant aftertaste. Greg did not finish the cookie, which says all you need to know. Also at the Market, we bought three different spice rubs, which we will use to cook meat and vegetables in the RV.

Next, we visited Historic Market Square, one of the largest Mexican markets in the USA. Most of the shops were selling the same tchotchkes for tourists that you find in Tijuana and cruise ship ports. However, there was a very nice bakery. Not quite as good as the pastry shop in Tecate ("El Mejor Pan de Tecate"), but it was close.

We also visited Centro de Artes, a free city Art Museum featuring work of Texas Latino artists.

Described as self acceptance through pointillism and glitter

The first floor had a cute exhibit of home life, while the upper floor had a rather disturbing exhibit of folk tales.

Which came first, the crocheted chicken or the crocheted egg?

Since we were well-fortified with pastries, we walked to Riverwalk, then took the guided cruise on the San Antonio River. It may be touristy, but we enjoyed it.

Afterwards, we walked along the Riverwalk, winding up at The Briscoe Western Art Museum. This was a larger museum with works about animals of the west, Mexican people, and cowboys. Lots and lots of cowboys. But they also have a special exhibit on 500 years of maps of Texas. This motivated us to discuss the history of Texas and the American West.