This current heat wave in the Bay Area, dotted with rolling thunderstorms, reminded me of a past trip to San Antonio. Twelve years ago, Eric and I were there in the middle of summer, the week before the 4th of July. Eric was at a conference and I explored the city on my own. I explored the McNay Art Museum and the San Antonio Botanical Garden alone but Eric and I eventually got a chance to take a boat cruise and stroll around the Riverwalk. It did rain a few times while we were there. The weather was hot and humid - but perfect for leisurely walks with a wide-brimmed hat on and a fruit slushy in hand for little moments of sweet brain freeze.
This post is also an excuse to share another "Where my Flickr Photos are Being Used on the Internet" photo. It is of my fourth most-viewed Flickr photo of Riverwalk, by the Casa Rio Restaurant. The tour boat in the foreground, ready to take the right turn, was waiting for the other boat to pass from under the bridge. This appeared in a 2016 post from a discount / deals aggregator website, faredealalert.com:
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| From Faredealalert.com's website, July 22, 2016 |
If we ever have a chance to visit again, I'd like to stay in one of the hotels by the river so I can explore it further. On this trip, we stayed by the Alamo, at the Emily Morgan, which was convenient when we finally visited the Alamo. We weren't prepared for the torrential downpour that greeted us after our visit but we were just a short walk to dry clothes.
