Today we sadly said our "see you laters" to my parents in Nac and headed West. We followed the historic Old San Antonio Road from Nac all the way to San Antonio with a few detours along the way. The drive was very pretty as we made our way through the piney woods and the hill country. We stopped in Dime Box, to see a dime in a box? We continued on and went to Salt Lick Bar Be Que which is a great old restaurant out in Driftwood, Tx. Their motto is "You can smell our pitts from miles around." This was a return trip for us. We really enjoyed our bbq and the peach cobbler for dessert. We decided to go into San Antonio to get a glimpse of the World's Largest Cowboy boots. About that time, the bottom dropped out and it started pouring. We found the giant boots in front of the Sax 5th Ave at the North Star Mall. We pulled into the parking garage and took a little nap while waiting out the storm. After we got our shot, we headed West again. Again, the bottom dropped out and it poured. You could hardly see the road. Eventually, it cleared up a bit and we were able to see the beautiful country as we headed for Del Rio. Castroville and Bracketville both looked really interesting. After arriving in Del Rio, we set off to find some authentic Del Rio food. We came across Memos, an old restaurant that looks out over the lazy blue spring fed river that winds its way through town. We enjoyed a nice dinner and then took a walk along the river and through a neighborhood with some beautiful old homes. We decided to take a different way back and were glad that we had our GPS receiver with us because the roads didn't quite match up. Tired after a pleasant but long day of travel, we settled into our hotel for the evening.
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