Before bidding goodbye to San Antonio we stopped first at several of their famous missions. Though of course The Alamo is the most well known there are five more spread throughout the city, each with it's own unique history. We found the missions fascinating but were eager to leave the city after having stayed a week and a half, our longest stretch yet. Another motivation might have been our next destination.
To say we were looking forward to the beach would be an understatement. This winter has been the coldest the south has seen in 20 years. A little sunshine would do wonders for our recovering health. With sun on our minds we arrived in Corpus Christi to a couple of set backs. Right as we pulled into town our GPS died. We managed to make our way to a visitor's center but came out with nothing more than a poorly labeled and abbreviated city map which barely got us where we needed to go.
The other surprise was something not featured on postcards- thick clouds of black smoke. Numerous factories choak the Texas coastline. It shocked me. It is a testament to how beautiful the shoreline is that we managed to forget the factories and enjoy our time on the beach.
Mission in San Antonio
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