I took another day off today and did some sightseeing. Also, some bike maintenance. I woke up this morning to a flat tire. First one of the trip! I started putting in a new tube and noticed the tire itself had a couple of holes in it. No point in putting a good tube in a bad tire. I found a bike repair shop that was open on Sunday (surprise). The Alamo Bike Shop was open and they had a tire and tube to fit, so I had them mount it. A four mile walk and I got to see some of San Antonio’s sketchy neighborhoods. Later, I walked around the Alamo memorial and the Riverwalk. Here’s some pix from today.
Stopped here to sell some plasma to pay for the tire.
Downtown San Antonio has lots of old buildings with interesting designs.
The Alamo memorial is mostly just a nice courtyard garden.
Here’s the Riverwalk. I walked along the river.
And then I drank a beer and had a bbq plate.
I’ll head toward Austin tomorrow, either to New Braunfels (36 miles) or San Marcos (56 miles), depending on how the rodes are and how the rider holds up.
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I understand that New Braunfels is interesting–a German outpost in Texas!
mmm, German food sounds good for a change from Tex-Mex!
so Heyoka got a new shoe after all, maybe not prada, eh? did you donate enough plasma? what did he do while you strolled the walk along the river? hope you don’t get a shiner from that shiner, and too many you may be off another day! ha enjoy! safe travels to your next layover.
Yeah, someone asked me the other day how many flats I’d had. I think he jinxed me!