After leaving New Orleans we headed towards Houston, TX were we dry camped for the night at Camping World.  We had the whole lot to ourselves.  We got up the next morning and headed to New Braunfels, TX just north of San Antonio.  We stayed at The Summit Resort near Canon Lake at a campground that was part of our membership.  It was a nice little park with very few others staying.  When we arrived we found out that we had no wifi and a very weak Verizon signal.  Makes it very difficult to work on the road without internet.  Later that week we had shipped to us a wireless antenna and amplifier system that greatly helped boost our signal.

While in New Braunfels we mostly worked and home schooled but did get a little time to do a few activities.  The RV park had a really nice swimming pool with slide that we were dying to use.  The problem is that the water was about 45 degrees and it was freezing.  So we did what any smart family would do we put on our swim suits and went in.  The water was so cold it took your breath away when you jumped in.  We lasted about 30 seconds and that was it.  Off to the hot tub we went.  We also played basketball which was really fun. I must say that was one of the best times we had had in a while.  Sometimes doing something crazy can be lots of fun.

We also took a day and went to eat at the Salt Lick outside of Austin.  I had eaten there once before on a trip to Austin and wanted the family to try it.  Zachary calls it his new favorite place to eat.  After eating we went and took a tour of the state capital building.  We took a guided tour and went to were the Senate and Representatives meet which was neat.  We also learned more history about Texas while visiting the capital.

About the only other thing we did was drive to about 10 stores looking an electric heater.  I guess they don’t sell heaters much in south Texas after January.  We finally found 2 returned ones at Lowe’s which we ended up taking back because they didn’t work.

After a week in New Braunfels we went to San Antonio, TX to meet up with the Valentine family on Saturday.  On Sunday we went to the market district and walked through the shops then we met some of Polly’s relatives for lunch at Mi Tierra Café & Bakery.  Polly had not seen them for years and since they lived in Corpus Christi they were nice enough to drive to San Antonio to meet us.  That night we watched the Super Bowl and had a little party while cheering for the Saints!  After just leaving New Orleans we were pretty excited.

Later that week we went to see the site of the Alamo and also do the River Walk which was near.  We also visited the Mission San Jose and did the Junior Ranger program with the kids.  The rest of the week was spent with the kids playing with the Valentine kids.  It is really nice to see the kids get a chance to have quality play time with other kids.  We also enjoy hanging out with “grown-ups” too.

On Friday we said goodbye to San Antonio and headed west for the long journey to our next stop Carlsbad, NM.

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