Sea World, Missions and Caves (summer 2016)

On one of my weekends off we made a trip to San Antonio and Sea World. At the last minute we decided to get a "cabana" at Sea World (thought is was going to rain some), it was at a good price since it was last minute. That was the best idea of all, had a great place to keep our things, nice chairs and table, fridge with water bottles, towels for four (to keep) and right by the wave pool.

Our little Cabana!

We had a blast at Sea World, stayed until closing. David rode one of the roller coasters ( I'm chicken!), we watched some shows and ate!!

The roller coaster David rode

Sea Lion show

Dolphins playing in their pool

Whale show

The whale show was the end to our day. Pretty amazing to watch something so big fly out of the water and flip in the air. The are beautiful and graceful animals.








One day was spent driving the Mission trail around San Antonio. Beautiful old mission buildings, some old churches still being used and lots of history to learn. You can walk, bike or drive the trail. It is about 15-16 miles long.

Mission Concepcion

 The Mission trail really starts at the Alamo but we had already been to the Alamo on another visit to San Antonio so we started at the next place, Mission Concepcion. This is still a working mission and there was an event the day we were there so we only got to go around the outside. The musicians for the event were dressed in Spanish mariachi type attire. It was pretty neat to see.

Next was a stop at Mission San Jose then Mission San Juan. One of these or both are still working missions. Beautiful grounds and buildings, lots of history to see at both.There was a church service going on while we were at one of them, we got to step into the back and listen to the singing and preaching (in Spanish).

The churches were breathtaking on the inside. Simple but the workman ship was beautiful. Pews were worn from over the years of use but still standing proud and strong.

Remaining foundation walls from previous living quarters

Our last stop was Mission Espada. Just a few buildings are still standing here but the
church was still pretty and in use. There is also an aqueduct system that was started during the missions hay day that is still there. You will pass some of the aqueduct points along your route from San Juan Mission to Mission Espada.

Inside of church at Espada

Our last day was spent visiting the Natural Bridge Caverns. This was quite a breathtaking adventure. It is a long way down and back up out of the caverns but so worth it!

Watch out for the dinosaur in the parking lot

Beautiful scenery before going under ground

It is amazing to me to see how these things grow or evolve. All of these are great things to do if in the San Antonio area. We had a blast even though it was a busy few days. Daisy was glad when we picked her up from puppy camp!


"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose."
                                                                                                                                 ~~ Dr. Seuss