Texas 2015; Day 8

First order of the day was to deliver Don’s car back to him.  It was very kind of brother Don to provide us a car while in Rosenberg so the ladies did not get helmet head on the way to the rehearsal dinner, wedding, and reception.  We had a short visit before departing at 9:15.  It was 82 degrees.Hwy 90A

We rode a short distance to Eagle Lake, where we stopped at Buc-ee’s for gas.  Then we were off to Seguin for lunch at WHATABURGER.  Carl had been craving a Whataburger so we took care of that.  Between Eagle Lake and Seguin we rode through three short rain showers, which were good in that they cooled us down nicely.

Gertie Garmin then led us to Mission San Jose in San Antonio.San Antonio, TXIt was a steamy 91 degrees as we started a ranger guided tour.  The ranger proved to be too long-winded and slow so we took off on our own to see the sights.inside of church at Mission San Jose

Our day on the road concluded at a Comfort Inn off I-10 north of downtown San Antonio after 191 miles of riding.  Another rigorous day.  Winking smile  We enjoyed a dip (again) in the pool before calling it a day.

For more pictures from today click on the following link: https://plus.google.com/photos/104542123131082631220/albums/6159977172954429249?authkey=CNrcpteUjbGjnwE

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