We arrived safely in San Antonio after a 4-1/2 hour drive from Houston. Traffic was bad for more than half the trip. I'd filled the tank with gasoline the night before so we cruised on in without having to worry about the long lines for gas. We stopped at McDonald's for a milk shake - a reward for all our "suffering". The sat-nav brought us right to the hotel. It's a Grand Hyatt right downtown in San Antonio, on their "Riverwalk". It's brand new and very very nice.
Last night we walked the Riverwalk and found a Mexican restaurant right on the water. The food was pretty poor, but the margaritas were cold and we danced a dance to the mariachi band.
We called our Knox buddies, Mark (Gridley) and Terry, who live in San Antonio. Grid was at a high school football game, moved to Thursday instead of Friday because of the storm. Grid's an assistant high school principal, not a football addict -- that's why he was at the game.
Our other buddy DW and his wife Pat are in the same boat we are. They just moved to Padre Island near Corpus Christi and are living right on the beach. They're debating about driving up this way too. We'll find out whether they're coming later today. They're only expecting tropical storm conditions down there, but the storm surge could still be pretty bad.
We got a good night's sleep and are heading out for a VERY late breakfast. We're meeting Grid and Ter tonight for dinner.
All's ok. Including, obviously, that I figured out the hotel Internet.
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So glad to hear that you made it; I've been following Ike's growing ire and the increasingly snarled exodus-related traffic.
I cannot think of a better way to "hunker down" than with your Siwash brethren. Have a great time- and let's hope everyone's friends, family, and belongings survive the storm.
Love you, Dad!
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