Everything's Bigger in Texas, Even Texas

It took us two driving days from Carlsbad, New Mexico, to cross western Texas and arrive in San Antonio. It was a long, slow, slog! Since it was a city visit, we opted for an RV park between San Antonio and Austin, and found a great spot in New Braunfels, TX. It was the off-season we had the run of the place, and a spot right next to the pool, inflatables, and trampolines. 

You could have fit a dozen of us on the jumping pillow, it was seriously Texas-sized.

Even some of us grown-ups enjoyed bouncing around.

Of course we visited the Alamo, and finally learned the significance of the "Come and get it" slogan. 

Our 'urban hiking' was in full effect, and we also made our way over to El Mercado. It was fun to stroll through, and of course we had to pick up some Mexican pastries for the trek back to the river walk area.

We had dinner down on the river walk at the Iron Cactus. It was great Tex-Mex, and it was a fun place to spend the evening. 

Can you see the humidity's effect on the ol' hair do? 

After dinner we walked through the entire river walk path. It was as romantic as a family stroll could be, with lots of sore feet at the end. =}

Of course, we also had to get some Texas bbq during our visit. It was like no other restaurant we've ever been to. We may still dream about their smoked sausage. Half-way through the meal our oldest noted that he'd seen more AED machines in San Antonio than anywhere else.

We also managed to spend a day in Austin. It looks like this portion of the trip was all about the food. That seems to be the trend with us: nature = hiking, city = eating. 

We had the chance to meet up with good friends in Austin, who'd also invited our kids to trick or treat with theirs. We thought that our neighborhood in Bellingham knew how to celebrate Halloween, but this neighborhood really pulled out all of the stops. On the way home, with multiple full-sized candy bars (and a king-size bar as well), our youngest declared: "I love Texans." 

We'd agree with his sentiment, as of all the places we've been on this trip we met the most social and friendly people in Texas.

Seriously cute bunnies, no?