Road Trip to Denver - Part Two

 Heading toward Texas we stopped at Avery Island for the Tabasco Pepper Sauce Factory Tour and some spicy samples of their seven varieties.  The peppers/sauces, created in 1868,  are aged for up three years in oak barrels before being bottled and shipped to markets around the world.

 

Drove along the coast to Corpus Christi, Texas taking in the beautiful beaches and scenery. Saw the USS Lexington docked on the shore and decided to take a tour the following day. I cannot imagine living aboard one of these massive ships.

 

Spent a couple of night in San Antonio, Texas. Loved the people watching (lots of crashing scooters), and walking along the River Walk. And, one could not visit here without visiting the Alamo, where Davy Crockett and James Bowie died in the thirteen day Battle of the Alamo in 1836.

 

The next stop after San Antonio was Waco, Texas to see what Chip and Joanna Gaines of HGTV's Fixer Upper have created. It is pretty amazing to see the number of tourists they have attracted. Bought a couple of souvenirs at the Magnolia Silos, stopped by Harp Design and called it a day.

 

The rains and weather being reported daily in the news had finally caught up, so it was time to make it back to Denver and hopefully dryer weather. As we crossed the border from Kansas into Colorado there was a snowy greeting. Seeing the losses and devastation so many are experiencing due to the rains and tornadoes, I have no complaints.

 

Every time I take a road trip I am reminded how much there is to do and see in our country - get out and experience it!