Three Days in San Antonio – Day 2 – Walking the Mission Trail

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Three Days in San Antonio – Day 2 – Walking the Mission Trail

We had a plan as we left our hotel room bright and early on a brisk San Antonio morning. We’d park the car at the main visitor center and walk south to our furthest destination at Mission Espada. We’d rent bikes there and return to the visitor center via a stop at Mission San Juan. Then walk to Mission Concepcion and ride back to the visitor center. If we had the time and energy, we’d drive downtown and park, bike out to Mission Concepcion and walk back to our car. If not, we’d complete the walk another day. Sounded like a complex, but reasonable plan. And off we went.

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Three Days in San Antonio - Day 1 – Sussing out the Missions

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Three Days in San Antonio - Day 1 – Sussing out the Missions

For three days, we planned to stay put in San Antonio, exploring this colorful city, and enjoying its Spanish culture. Remnants of the city’s colonial Spanish roots are everywhere, nowhere more prominent than at its historic missions.

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Along the Gulf Coast and on to San Antonio

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Along the Gulf Coast and on to San Antonio

We barreled across the Gulf Coast states on I-10. Mobile, Biloxi, New Orleans, and Baton Rouge all whizzed by in a blur. We stopped at each state’s Welcome Center for a few moments to stretch our legs and pick up state road maps (just in case), and by design, avoided stops in the big cities. We were heading to San Antonio, Texas to walk the lovely Riverwalk and explore the historic Spanish colonial missions.

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